Bladder Cancer Cure

Prevention of bladder cancer is easier than ever

If you read Second Opinion for very long, you know I'm not a big fan of most screening tests for cancer. Why can not I buy cancer screens? Because almost all of them after the detection of cancer she has developed.

Until then, it is usually too late. I am not one who subscribes to the theory that the first "orthodox" detection to save you. In most cases, when our methods can detect cancer, it has been present for many years and very likely to spread.

Your chances will depend on when your own immune system to defend itself, not on traditional slash (surgery), poison (chemotherapy), and burn (radiation) techniques.

However, there are exceptions. If you can detect a lesion before it spreads, medical intervention makes sense. An example is a colon or a bladder polyp.

detection of colon polyps requires a complex procedure such as colonoscopy or X-ray "virtual" colonoscopy. Removal at this stage can prevent colon cancer, which is the best thing you can do.

When checking for colon cancer is complicated, verification of cancer of the bladder can not be easier. And this is a test that we all should. A recent study has shown how easy it is.

The researchers said that you can greatly reduce your risk of invasive cancer of the bladder by simply checking your urine of blood. It's true! It is as simple as that.

The researchers followed 1,575 men 14 years. They agreed to conduct tests at home daily for two cycles of 14 days, nine months apart. If it is positive, the researchers sent men to the routine investigations for haematuria (blood in urine).

This evaluation should include a cystoscopy. This is where a boy is placed through the urethra into the bladder. With this test, the doctor may look crow flies to where the blood comes.

About 16% of men tested positive. Among them, the tests showed 8.1% actually had cancer. The important thing is that none of the men died of bladder cancer during the study.

In contrast, a control group had high 104 deaths from cancer of the bladder of 509 cases. The difference in mortality was highest probability (in the group screened) to discover cancer before it was invaded.

Bladder cancer, while not particularly common, is not uncommon. If it has spread and spread, doctors often seek to remove the bladder and make a pocket for a portion of your colon. The effects of this "re-plumbing", and the small chance of surviving without cancer, are quite dark.

It is better to avoid! The good news is that you do not see a doctor for the screen. Hemastix is easily accessible (at your pharmacy or online) way for you to display your own urine of blood.

It is real easy. If the indicator turns blue, which suggests blood. If it's positive, I strongly recommend a visit to a urologist for more definitive tests. Premenopausal women should avoid testing around their periods, as this could lead to a false positive.

Ref: Family Practice News, July 15, 2006.