Drive to spot cancer signs early

9:12am Wednesday 15th February 2012 in News

HEALTH chiefs in Bolton are to give away £100 shopping vouchers as part of new moves to beat cancer.

The prizes are being offered as an incentive to people to learn how to spot the early signs of kidney and bladder cancer.

The deal comes after the NHS struck up a partnership with supermarket chain Asda. As part of that deal, Asda is to host information stands while people visiting them will be able to win shopping vouchers by guessing the value of the contents of a shopping basket.

Campaigners will be visiting the Burnden Park branch of Asda next week.

The move is linked to a national be Clear on Cancer campaign which aims to educate people on the symptoms of the two cancers so they can be spotted early, massively increasing the survival rate.

Jan Hutchinson, director of Public Health for Bolton, said: “Too often, we hear the sad news about people who lose their battle against cancer and we know hundreds of deaths could be prevented if it was detected earlier.

With campaigns like be Clear on Cancer, we hope people will contact their GP sooner rather than later if they spot the signs.”

Campaigners will be at Asda in Burden Park on Tuesday, February 21 between 11am and 2pm.

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LAKELAND | the correlation between smoking and bladder cancer keeps getting stronger and none of it is good news.

Facts Diagnosing Bladder Cancer

Blood in the urine is the first warning sign of most bladder cancers. the urine may be a very pale yellow-red or, less often, darker red. Blood can appear one day and not the next, usually reappearing with bladder cancer. Although the blood may come from other, non-cancerous causes, it needs to be checked by a doctor.changes in bladder habits or irritative symptoms: Bladder cancer can cause changes in urination, such as needing to urinate more often than usual, feeling pain or burning during urination; and feeling as if you need to go right away even when the bladder isn’t full. Conditions like infection, bladder stones, overactive bladder or enlarged prostate can cause this too, but it needs to be checked.if the cancer is large, people may have additional symptoms such as lower back pain or being unable to urinate.Source: American Cancer SocietyFor more on cancer, as well as other health-related articles, read Polk MD in Saturday’s Ledger.

The risk of bladder cancer among smokers is four times greater than in non-smokers, according to research findings released in August. Previous studies found a three-fold risk.

Women, previously believed to have a lower rate of bladder cancer directly linked to their smoking, now appear to have gained equal footing with male smokers. Roughly half of all bladder cancer cases in men and women now appear linked to their being or having been smokers, said an article in the August Journal of the American Medical Association.

That’s not exactly the kind of equality some cigarette ads aimed at women were meant to promote.

“It’s the only cancer other than lung cancer that’s directly causally associated with smoking,” said Dr. Graham Greene, a urologic oncologist at Lakeland Regional Cancer Center. “Smoking increases the risk of acquiring it and dying from it.”

Researchers have concluded there’s a cause-and-effect relationship, not just an overall increased risk.

Yet many patients and their doctors don’t realize the link, said Dr. Jens Carlsen, a urologist at Lakeland’s Watson Clinic.

“It’s not talked about in primary care very often,” Carlsen said. “Patients are even less aware.”

He said 80 percent of all bladder cancers are caused by environmental exposure — 50 percent by tobacco and 30 percent by different chemicals, such as those used in manufacturing and fabrics.

Smoking can cause cancer in the urethra and ureters, tubes draining the kidney and the bladders, Greene said.

Earlier detection improves the likelihood of successful treatment.

“There are many great treatments out there for superficial cancers that don’t invade the walls of the bladder,” said Dr. Faiyaaz Jhaveri, urologist at Urology Healthcare of Central Florida.

Bladder cancer is more easily managed if detected before it invades the bladder wall or escapes from the bladder, but Carlsen said in about one in four cases it has invaded the muscle of the bladder prior to detection.

The American Cancer Society and others haven’t recommended general screening for people at average risk.

Smokers, however, can consider themselves higher-risk individuals. and there are warning signs that should not be ignored, the urologists said.

Urinalysis can spot tiny bits of blood before it can be seen. if visible blood appears in the urine, the urologists said people need to see a doctor whether they’re smokers or not. In younger people, the blood is more likely to be kidney stones or some benign cause, Greene said, with the likelihood of it being bladder cancer increasing with age.

Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation can all help treat bladder cancer, depending on the severity of the cancer and the health of the patient. some tumors can be removed surgically with the bladder left intact.

In some cases, medical oncologists will be called in.

“We treat them with chemotherapy and radiation so they don’t have to have their bladder removed,” said Dr. Robert Cassell, medical director of Cassidy Cancer Center at Winter Haven Hospital.

Chemotherapy before surgery improves the survival rate, he said.

For some patients whose bladder cancer has spread, surgery to remove the bladder is essential.

“Muscle invasive bladder cancer can be lethal,” Greene said.

Even in those situations, however, there are options beyond the traditional practice of removing the bladder and redirecting urine flow to a bag outside the body.

One of them is taking a piece of the intestine and creating a bladder replacement inside the body.

It often needs more treatment and attention than the real bladder did, requiring someone who is highly motivated and able to take care of it, Carlsen cautioned, adding “If they really don’t take care of it, they will die.”

[ Robin Williams Adams can be reached at or 863-802-7558. Read her blog at robinsrx.blogs.theledger.com. Follow on Twitter at ledgerROBIN. ]

greater than 10,000 nation are diagnosed in the midst of bladder cancer clothed in the UK all time next ended 50,000 annually clothed in the US. It financial statement representing 90% of cancers of the urinary strip (renal pelvis, ureters, bladder with urethra) moreover occurs regularly clothed in persons ended 50 plus roughly speaking double at the same time as countless men for example women gets this disease. though bladder cancer cannot be present prevented, tobacco use in addition to running in the midst of selected chemicals are connected together with a elevated consequence of mounting the disease. Drinking profusion of fluids each day can avoid headed for worse the risk. the symptoms of bladder cancer contain agony with frequency of urination plus blood popular the urine.

Diagnosis of bladder cancer is via urological hard after that persona testing, latent venture factors can be real unwavering via the patient’s rotund medicinal story then clothes comparable smoking as well as exposure headed for dyes are in use hooked on consideration. the NMP22®BladderChek® is a noninvasive urine adversity which detects lofty levels of nuclear matrix protein (NMP) caused next to bladder cancer, the outcome of this adversity at what time worn together with cystoscopy boast exposed headed for ensue extra effectual than additional diagnostic tests.

Various imaging tests can additionally ensue performed, these mean a dye heart administered by means of a vein at that moment x-rays are in use so the dye moves by means of the urinary tract. this provides in rank with reference to the gathering of the bladder, ureters as a consequence kidneys. additional imaging tests contain a CT scan, MRI scan, bone look as well as ultrasound. proviso bladder cancer is assumed a cystoscopy moreover biopsy are performed. by a cystoscopy a bony telescope-like tube in the midst of a tiny camera emotionally involved is inserted hooked on the bladder by means of the urethra headed for sense abnormalities. popular biopsy, hankie samples are in use in addition to examined representing cancer cells.

Once is has been unwavering with the intention of a lump exists, the subsequently movement is headed for filter the tumor’s status. the magnitude of the tumor, everyplace it lies, whether it has absolute hooked on surrounding bandanna as well as whether it has smooth out headed for the lymph nodes before additional sites clothed in the group are each and every one questions with the intention of hardship headed for be present answered. the tumor’s period before strength of entrance into is confined headed for individual of two categories; (1) superficial, face tumors which distress solitary the bladder lining before (2) invasive, terrible dispersion tumors which expand hooked on the deeper layers of the bladder tissue, afterward may possibly entail surrounding muscle, fat with close to organs.

Treatment of bladder cancer depends taking place the period of the disease, manner of cancer next the patient’s era next universal health. Options comprise surgery, chemotherapy, radiation after that immunotherapy. Surgery can contain removing the bladder, prostate plus lymph nodes which outcome all the rage the unwearied requiring an peripheral urinary appliance, except proviso immovable all the rage the first stages a lump can be present indifferent with instruments inserted by means of the urethra.

Chemotherapy is complete treatment with the intention of uses drugs headed for terminate the cancer cells which are administered vocally before intravenously. clothed in patients together with the first stages of bladder cancer drugs may possibly be real infused hooked on the bladder by means of the urethra. a number of elevation things of chemotherapy can be present ruthless next comprise headache, abdominal pain, unclear vision, fatigue, too much bleeding, infection afterward weakness.

Radiation uses high-energy energy headed for wipe out cancer cells. peripheral beam radiation is emitted commencing a robot farther the group with domestic radiation is emitted commencing pellets set in hooked on the tumor. what’s more manner may possibly be real worn when surgery headed for ruin outstanding cancer cells. elevation things can contain soreness of the rectum, skin irritation, fibrosis plus impotence.

Immunotherapy may possibly ensue worn popular gear of superficial bladder cancer. the treatment enhances the immune system’s gift headed for wrestle disease. a vaccine is infused by means of the urethra headed for the bladder just the once a week representing 6 weeks headed for stimulate the immune usage as a consequence ruin cancer cells. elevation things can be real swelling of the bladder, swelling of the prostate next flu-like symptoms.Bladder cancer has a far above the ground rank of recurrence. Urine cytology in addition to cystoscopy are performed all 3 months representing 2 years, all 6 months representing the subsequently 2 living next at that moment yearly.

Looking for additional symptoms of Bladder cancer. maybe constipation, or maybe think your hip is out.

bubble has know a hollow organ in the lower abdomen to the pelvic area that stores urine from the kidney. Bladder cancer is the most common forms of cancer seen in the elderly. the men will be infected by this tumor more than women. Studies indicate that the ratio of men to infect 1:30 is sufficient, while for women the ratio 1: 90

bladder cancer can be benign or limited to the inner wall of the bladder, or it can be with malignant spread of the muscular portion of the bladder. Bladder cancer is said, has spread through the lymphatic and blood cells to other parts of the body, infected, and more. Transitional cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma: Bladder cancer can be divided into three different categories. Transitional cell carcinoma is the most common form of bladder cancer and almost 90% of people with bladder cancer have this type of cancer

causes. there are several factors that lead to this type of cancer. first, it is because of his age more than one person. secondly, people with excessive consumption of fried meat and animal fats in the diet, a greater risk for this form of less cancer. Smoking increases the risk of bladder cancer. then there are too many chemicals, cancer of the bladder.

people working in industries that are with aromatic amines sick of this common problem. in addition to persons in the leather industry, paint, textiles, rubber, hair dye and painting in danger. there are others who consume below the weight loss program, a Chinese herb called Aristolochia fangchi “which is allegedly the cause of bladder cancer.

There are other causes, as when a person has a urinary tract infection for a long period of suffering, then it is too susceptible to this tumor. Hereditary factors can not be ignored

symptoms. bladder cancer has no unusual symptoms . Infact, the symptoms are very similar to a urinary tract infection. the most important symptom is blood in the urine. then there is to see other things, urinating like a burning sensation when urinating, frequent urination, urgency, every half hour, but the amount of the urine to come is much lower.

Although these symptoms are not very typical for bladder cancer, nor should we go to a urologist with any type of cystitis. but in the Bladder cancer symptoms are not apparent until a later stage of infection. This is very risky because it is known that all tumors are difficult to heal at an advanced stage.

After the presence of the tumor was established, it is important to go for treatments such as chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy or biological therapy as soon as possible. However, the duration of treatment depends on tumor type, age and health of the person . bladder cancer, it is known that it later reproduce. people who should suffer from frequent urinary tract infections or a history of bladder cancer are regular screening for early detection of cancer.