What are the symptoms of advanced bladder cancer in the elderly

What are the symptoms of advanced bladder cancer in the elderly?

1. Patients with advanced bladder cancer often suffer from hematuria, mainly hematuria. In the late stage, the symptoms of hematuria will be significantly aggravated, and in severe cases, blood clots will appear.

2. In the late stage of bladder cancer, due to the increase in the scope of tumor invasion, systemic symptoms will appear, but hematuria will first appear locally in the bladder tumor, manifesting as intermittent, painless, and visible hematuria throughout the whole process.

3. In addition, bladder cancer in the late stage may be accompanied by inflammatory infection, leading to bladder irritation symptoms, such as frequent urination, urgent urination, frequent urination, urgent urination, and painful urination.

Key points for comprehensive care of patients with bladder cancer

It is beneficial to correctly understand the early symptoms of bladder cancer. It is very important to pay attention to timely examination and treatment when suffering from bladder cancer. It is also very important for the diagnosis of bladder cancer patients. When caring for them, you should pay attention to:

1. Patients with permanent skin ostomy should protect the skin around the ostomy, clean and disinfect it every day, and apply zinc oxide ointment, etc.

2 If you find flocculent mucus in your urine, you can drink more water and take baking soda tablets orally to alkalize the urine and thin the mucus, which will facilitate smooth urination.

3 Comprehensive review should be conducted every 3 months within 2 years after surgery, and every 6 months thereafter.

4 Pay attention to the occurrence of retrograde infection of the urinary tract. If there is a sudden high fever, you need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. I believe you have already understood the relevant knowledge about how to care and maintain health in the late stage of bladder cancer. When you have any discomfort, you should consult in time. It is better to treat the disease in time when the symptoms of the disease are found. Do not delay the disease. Ensuring good health is the important principle.