Causes of Bladder Cancer
Smoking Facts about Urinary Bladder Cancer

One of the causes of bladder cancer is smoking.

Facts show that the numerous carcinogenic ingredients in cigarettes can accumulate in the urine. Urinary bladder cancer is one of the dangers of smoking cigarettes.

Smoking Facts About What Causes Cancer of the Bladder

Smoking is the single greatest risk factor for bladder cancer.

Second to smoking are exposures to certain carcinogenic chemicals through work. People who work in industries where they are exposed to dyes used in hair color, painting, or tanning of leather and textiles are more likely to develop urinary bladder cancer.

• bladder cancer has a recurrence rate of 50%-80%.


• it is the ninth most common cancer worldwide.


• more common in men than in women by a factor of 3.


• most common in people older that 50 with the average age of diagnosis being about 60 yrs of age.


• worldwide, the estimate is that 356,600 people will be diagnosed with bladder cancer every year.


• environmental tobacco smoke may be one of the causes of bladder cancer as children exposed to environmental tobacco smoke have a greater chance of developing bladder cancer as adults.


• in developed countries tobacco use is what causes bladder cancer in up to 65% of men and 30% of women with the diagnosis of urinary bladder cancer.


• urinary bladder cancer occurs at a rate 2-3 times higher in smokers than non smokers. A heavy smoker is at an increased risk. After 40 years of smoking the risk is five times greater than the risk in the non-smoking population.


• if discovered early and before it has spread to other organs the survival rate is as high as 94%. If it has spread to other nearby organs the survival rate drops to about 49%.

Symptoms of Bladder Cancer

The symptoms of bladder cancer are almost non-existent which allows for the disease to progress undetected.

Blood in the urine, unaccompanied by pain is the most common sign.

Depending on the stage of progression of the disease there may be changes in the urinary pattern with burning or difficulty passing urine.

In developing countries the two main causes of bladder cancer are smoking and exposure to certain types of dye. If you have both of these risk factors, then your risk for bladder cancer goes up significantly.

Both the occupational exposures and smoking are preventable causes of urinary bladder cancer. Occupational exposures can be controlled through the required use of protective equipment and procedures. Cigarette smoking obviously, is much harder to control.

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