Symptoms & Signs
Most of the symptoms of bladder cancer can also occur with non-cancerous conditions. It’s important to get evaluated if you have any of these symptoms:
- Blood in the urine
- Painful urination
- Urinary frequency
- Urinary urgency
Other symptoms that can occur with this disease:
- Abdominal pain
- Anemia
- Bone pain or tenderness
- Lethargy and fatigue
- Urinary incontinence
- Weight loss
Diagnosis & Tests
The health care provider will perform a physical examination, including a rectal and pelvic exam.
Diagnostic tests that may be done include:
- Abdominal CT scan
- Bladder biopsy (usually performed during cystoscopy)
- Cystoscopy (examining the inside of the bladder with a camera)
- Intravenous pyelogram – IVP
- Urinalysis
- Urine cytology
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Review Date : 2/12/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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