What are the common symptoms of bladder cancer?

The most common symptom of bladder cancer is hematuria. There are two types of hematuria: one is hematuria that can only be observed with professional equipment, and the other is blood in the urine that can be seen with the naked eye. The latter is often a sign of advanced bladder cancer. The following are some of the symptoms of bladder cancer:

1. Hematuria

Hematuria is mostly macroscopic hematuria, followed by microscopic hematuria. It can be intermittent, whole-course hematuria, or terminal hematuria. Due to the diversity of hematuria, it is easy to be misdiagnosed as uremia. Hematuria is a typical symptom of bladder cancer.

2. Urinary tract irritation

The irritation symptoms also show the possibility of bladder carcinoma in situ, followed by the expulsion of slough-like substances, lumps, blood clots, or urinary difficulties, dripping, and even urine retention due to the obstruction of the urinary tract by the lumps.

3. Systemic symptoms

The symptoms of this type of bladder cancer include leg swelling, abdominal ascites, incontinence, yellow urine, loose yellow stools, and a small amount of colorless, odorless, transparent liquid. It is not uncommon for this colorless, odorless, transparent liquid to be discharged alone.

The metastasis rate of bladder cancer in the late stage is very high, and there is no possibility of cure, but some methods can be used to prolong the patient's life time. Moreover, the length of prolongation of life also needs to be determined by the patient's own adjustment, such as the patient's psychological adjustment.