Bladder cancer 'more common than people realise'

Bladder cancer is more common than people think and is also more likely to claim the lives of women than men, an expert has said.

Dr Gerson Ludecke, urologist at University Hospital Giessen in Germany, believes that at-risk patients should be screened for bladder cancer so that it can be detected and treated at an early stage.

This would include smokers, industrial and construction workers, lorry drivers, firemen, printing workers and hairdressers - all of whom are known to face an increased risk of the disease.

He revealed: 'Bladder cancer is not as rare in women as you might think. Every year more women fall ill with cancer of the urinary bladder than with cervical cancer.

'Bladder cancer can be treated successfully if it is recognised in time.'

According to Cancer Research UK, almost 10,300 people are diagnosed with bladder cancer in the UK each year, making it the sixth most common form of the disease.

The main symptom is blood in the urine, while other less common symptoms include the need to pass urine very often and painful urination.ADNFCR-554-ID-19336932-ADNFCR

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