{"id":7773,"date":"2025-09-16T08:36:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T06:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/bladder-cancer\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T13:55:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T12:55:27","slug":"bladder-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/en\/urological-disorders-and-diseases\/bladder-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Bladder Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7773\" class=\"elementor elementor-7773 elementor-2024\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b936176 e-con-full body-content-selector e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b936176\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9c65e9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b9c65e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee95f43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee95f43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bladder Cancer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c9539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2c9539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It originates when the cells of the urinary bladder begin to grow uncontrollably, forming a malignant tumor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c94ed32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c94ed32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is one of the most common urological cancers and the fourth most frequent cancer worldwide. It affects men more often than women. The main risk factor is smoking. A relationship has also been demonstrated with exposure to certain industrial chemical substances.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab0d07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-template\" data-id=\"7ab0d07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"template.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-template\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"8027\" class=\"elementor elementor-8027 elementor-3832 elementor-3832\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d3bd0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"06d3bd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d8a1ec0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7d8a1ec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#simptomes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Symptoms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df62de elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4df62de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#diagnostic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Diagnosis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8ca389 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2c8ca389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#tractament\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Treatment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51d8c61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"51d8c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1ed6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1ed6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_bufeta_1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7768\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_bufeta_1.png 940w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_bufeta_1-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cancer_bufeta_1-768x566.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Bladder cancer tumor staging. Courtesy of eau. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8621b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8621b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"simptomes\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-664555e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"664555e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The most common symptoms of bladder cancer include:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae7899 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cae7899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Hematuria (blood in the urine):<\/span> it is the most common symptom and can be visible (gross hematuria) or detected only through a urine test (microscopic hematuria).<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Dysuria:<\/span> pain or difficulty when urinating.<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Increased urinary frequency:<\/span> need to urinate more often than usual, especially if it appears rapidly and progressively.<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Urinary urgency:<\/span> sensation of an urgent need to urinate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8236396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8236396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These symptoms are non-specific and may indicate other urological conditions, which is why consulting a urologist is essential for an accurate diagnosis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aa16f4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1aa16f4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-046e0ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"046e0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"diagnostic\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diagnosis<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e9f6db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69e9f6db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To diagnose bladder cancer, the following tests are used:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63988ed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63988ed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Urine sediment analysis and urinary cytology:<\/span> to detect the presence of blood or cancer cells in the urine.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Ultrasound:<\/span> the main initial screening test for bladder cancer, capable of diagnosing most tumors.<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Cystoscopy:<\/span> a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera (cystoscope) is inserted through the urethra to visualize the inside of the bladder. It is useful both for diagnosis and for follow-up of tumors that have already been treated. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab85d8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ab85d8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/qdZqUuoiGGg&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/cystoscopia-eng-scaled.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9320,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cystoscopia-eng-scaled.png);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202c47f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"202c47f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: European Association of Urology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df81e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df81e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Biopsy:<\/span> during cystoscopy, a tissue sample can be collected for microscopic and pathological analysis.<\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Radiology:<\/span> tests such as computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to assess the extent of the tumor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f70e652 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f70e652\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19cc6202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19cc6202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"tractament\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f7c87e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f7c87e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Treatment options depend on the stage and grade of the cancer, as well as the patient\u2019s general health status. The main alternatives include: <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2b5b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e2b5b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB):<\/span> surgical procedure to remove superficial bladder tumors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0e2bfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e0e2bfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/CPxt9eFmr2s&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/transuteral-resection-eng.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9326,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/transuteral-resection-eng.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-play-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119 8 8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8zm115.7 272l-176 101c-15.8 8.8-35.7-2.5-35.7-21V152c0-18.4 19.8-29.8 35.7-21l176 107c16.4 9.2 16.4 32.9 0 42z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24e6dec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24e6dec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Source: European Association of Urology<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1dc891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1dc891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Intravesical immunotherapy or chemotherapy:<\/span> once the tumor has been removed surgically, medications can be administered directly into the bladder to prevent recurrences and the development of new, more aggressive tumors in the future. Chemotherapeutic agents such as Mitomycin C can be used for low-risk tumors, or bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG), which is the standard treatment for high-risk non\u2013muscle-invasive bladder cancer, as it stimulates the immune system to prevent the regrowth of cancer cells. <\/li>\n \t<li><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Radical cystectomy:<\/span> radical surgery to remove the entire bladder, indicated in cases where tumors invade the muscle layer of the bladder or are more advanced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aeae91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"6aeae91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/KQMQFcatT0k&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/urocat.cat\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/cistectomia-eng.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:9322,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-image-overlay\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/urocat.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/cistectomia-eng.jpg);\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed-play\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg 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