Bladder cancer is a relatively common malignant tumor of the urinary system at this stage, which has different symptom expressions in different periods. There are more symptomatic manifestations of advanced bladder cancer, such as blood in urine, severe pain in small abdomen, urinary retention, urinary frequency and pain, rapid weight loss, swelling of lower limbs and a series of other clinical symptoms.
In the advanced stage of bladder cancer, due to tumor necrosis, ulceration or infection, so it will produce bladder irritation and symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, hematuria and urinary retention. In the advanced stage of infiltrating cancer there will also be a hard lump in the suprapubic area of the lower abdomen to touch, which does not subside after urination. Symptoms such as swelling of lower limbs, anemia, weight loss and lumbosacral pain will also appear in the advanced stage of bladder cancer. Involvement of pleura in advanced bladder cancer will lead to severe chest pain, involvement of periosteum and invasion of bones will lead to bone pain, and in severe cases, it will cause generalized pain which is unbearable. Urinary retention can also occur in advanced bladder cancer, because the cancer tumor blocks the bladder neck or urethra, a large amount of urine accumulates in the bladder and cannot be discharged, the main symptom is the inability to urinate or the inability to urinate, and in severe cases, the patient cannot urinate even for a week.
If patients with bladder cancer have the above symptoms, it means that they have reached the advanced stage of bladder cancer. The treatment principle of advanced bladder cancer is to relieve the symptoms of bladder cancer, control the disease to avoid the further development of cancer, and reduce the pain of patients so as to improve their quality of life.