Bladder Cancer typically begins in the lining of your Bladder, the balloon-shaped organ in your pelvic area that stores urine. Some Bladder Cancer remains confined to the lining, while other cases may invade other areas.
Most people who develop Bladder Cancer are older adults - more than 90 percent of cases occur in people older than 55, and 50 percent of cases occur in people older than 73.
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Vital to helping you understand your condition and manage your care is keeping track of important phone numbers, treatment history, side effects, and laboratory results, such as your complete blood count (CBC). Use these tools to help organize this information so you can be an active participant in your cancer care. Keep them handy for use at home and bring them along to your doctor visits and other medical appointments. 1. Important Contacts 2. Health and treatment history 3. Copies of reports - Blood tests, Pathology reports, etc 4. Calendar 5. Progress 6. Questions 7. Insurance
Understanding Cancer - An Introduction
The word cancer refers to changes in the body's cells that cause them to grow out of control. These cells can grow very fast and spread, eventually crowding out normal cells and damaging entire systems of the body.
Reliable Links
Mayo Clinic What you find here: The Mayo Clinic is an established medical center. The Bladder cancer section is easy to scroll through. High level overviews of everything related to symptoms, causes, screening, treatment etc are available.
People Living with Cancer What you find here: This site has good information on many cancer types. The data is medically reviewed and dated so you know how current each section is. This site is a very good starting point for your Bladder cancer information
Cancer Risk Test What you can find here: Washington University School of Medicine has created a website that provides the Harvard medical schools interactive tool to determine your risk of getting cancer. Questionnaire is available in English and Spanish. Documentation says it is more accurate for persons over 40 years old. You need to fill out a simple questionnaire for each of the 12 types of cancer listed. The site also has a test for risks of heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and stroke. Under the tab Risk Factors click on Family History for a number of worthwhile topics.In the Resources & Materials section they have a brochure for colorectal cancer in 8 languages. In the risk factors section click on vitamins. It is worth reading.
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