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There isn't a known exact cause of bladder cancer.
People who get bladder cancer are more likely than other people to have certain risk factors, which include age, use of tobacco, occupation, infections, drug therapy for other cancers, race, being male, family history and personal history.
Symptoms of bladder cancer include blood in the urine, pain during urination and frequent urination, or a feeling of needing to urinate without results.
Follow the links below to find information relating to bladder cancer.
Updated April 2005
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Bladder Cancer (Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder)
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Virtual Medical Centre.com
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder is a rarer type of bladder cancer. The majority of bladder cancers are transitional cell carcinomas that arise in the urinary tract epithelium and can also occur in parts of the kidney, ureter and urethra.
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Feb 2008
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Bladder cancer
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The Cancer Council Victoria
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Learn more about bladder cancer, including treatment, testing, nutrition, support available, and more.
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Jul 2007
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Bladder cancer
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Better Health Channel
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The bladder is the organ that stores urine. Bladder cancer is rare among people under 55 years of age and most common in the over-70 age group. More than 1,000 Victorians are diagnosed with bladder cancer each year. It is twice as common in men than women. Cigarette smoking is the most significant risk factor.
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Oct 2006
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Bladder cancer
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| Publisher: |
Better Health Channel
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A cross-section of the bladder showing a cancerous growth developing on the wall of the bladderand invading the bladder wall.
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Aug 2003
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Surgery versus radiotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Bladder cancer is common worldwide. In rare cases, cancer spreads to the bladder muscle. A combination of surgery and radiation therapy (radiotherapy) is used to try to treat bladder cancer that has invaded the muscle. One treatment involves some radio...
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Aug 2001
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Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guerin in Ta and T1 bladder cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Worldwide, bladder cancer is common in both men and women. In most cases, the cancer occurs in the superficial layers of the bladder and can be surgically removed. However, in many people the cancer returns. Drugs placed directly into the bladder tis...
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Jul 2000
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Neoadjuvant cisplatin for advanced bladder cancer
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Worldwide, bladder cancer is common in both men and women. Local treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy (radiotherapy), or a combination of both can be used to try to treat advanced bladder cancer. Chemotherapy (anti-cancer drugs) can also be us...
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Apr 1999
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