10 Bladder Cancer Symptoms
Symptom #5: Blood in Urine
Painless blood in the urine or hematuria, is the most common symptom of bladder cancer. Hematuria can occur intermittently, and it might change the color of your urine to bright red, cola-colored, orange, or pink. However, the urine of a patient with hematuria may not change its macroscopic appearance, but small amounts of blood can be detected during a urinary microscopic exam. Microscopic hematuria can be an incidental finding during a urinalysis performed for a general medical check-up.
Importantly, hematuria doesn’t necessarily mean that a patient has bladder cancer. More often hematuria is caused by infections, benign tumors, kidney stones, or other benign diseases of the urinary tract. However, it is still important to seek medical attention if you experience hematuria.
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