Symptoms of mid-to-late stage bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor occurring in the urinary system. It needs to be detected and treated in time, otherwise it will cause very serious harm. However, many people lack knowledge about this disease and they don’t even know when they have bladder cancer or the symptoms of bladder cancer, but they cannot seek medical attention immediately. Therefore, we introduce the symptoms of mid- and late-stage bladder cancer to help you detect and treat the disease in time.

Symptoms of mid-stage bladder cancer include:

When bladder cancer develops in the middle stage, the patient will have obvious symptoms of a mass in the lower abdomen. This is the most common symptom of bladder cancer patients in the middle stage. Most of them are adenocarcinomas at the top of the bladder or solid bladder cancers with high malignancy in other parts. Patients in this stage can generally feel it with their hands; for patients in the middle stage of bladder cancer, when the cancerous tissue infiltrates into the bladder tissue, it will cause ulcers, necrosis, infection and blood clots of cancerous tissue, etc. At this time, the bladder muscle may contract due to stimulation factors, causing the urge to urinate; generally, patients in the middle stage of the disease will have hematuria, accompanied by repeated painless intermittent macroscopic hematuria; but not all patients will experience it. Patients in the middle stage will also have some other symptoms such as tumor infiltration into the ureteral orifice or growth at the ureteral orifice, which can cause ureteral dilatation, and then form hydronephrosis, increase in kidney volume, etc.

Symptoms of advanced bladder cancer include:

Patients with advanced bladder cancer must be careful. In advanced bladder cancer, the diseased area may infiltrate around the pelvic floor or metastasize to distant sites. Common distant metastasis sites are the liver, lungs, bones, etc. When it develops to the posterior urethra, prostate, and rectum, corresponding symptoms will appear, and the patient will be in great pain. When the tumor infiltrates the ureteral orifice, it will cause infection. At this time, the patient will have varying degrees of low back pain or fever and other symptoms; if both ureteral orifices are invaded, symptoms of acute renal failure may occur. When the tumor is accompanied by bladder stones, symptoms of bladder stones such as urinary pain and hematuria will appear. Systemic symptoms include nausea, loss of appetite, fever, weight loss, anemia, and cachexia.

Experts remind: In the face of disgusting tumor diseases, psychological care for patients is indispensable. Family members and friends around them should always give them a positive side, convey to patients the belief of overcoming the disease, and cooperate with doctors to actively carry out clinical processing and treatment to reduce their own pain, thereby improving the effectiveness of clinical treatment and striving to cure the disease.

The above content is an introduction to the symptoms of bladder cancer in the middle and late stages. Knowing the symptoms of the disease will help you detect it early and recover early. For bladder cancer patients, you should pay attention to getting more rest. Of course, you need to exercise to improve your body's resistance and better fight the disease. I wish you good health.