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Understanding Bladder Cancer
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Symptoms
What Are the Symptoms?
In its early stages, bladder cancer may not have obvious symptoms; in later stages, symptoms may include:
- Bloody urine, ranging in color from faintly rusty to deep red, sometimes containing blood clots. Blood traces, invisible to the naked eye, may show up in tests of urine samples.
- Frequent urinary tract infections, painful urination, and a need to urinate often.
- Weight or appetite loss.
- Abdominal or back pain, persistent low-grade fever, or anemia.
Call Your Doctor If:
You have any of the symptoms listed above; although they may not be cancer-related, you should be screened for bladder cancer.
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