The incidence of bladder cancer has remained high in recent decades and is on the rise year by year. So, which factors in life are most likely to cause bladder cancer to occur? Studies have shown that smoking is one of the culprits in the development of bladder cancer! Our clinical experience as well as domestic and international literature reports strongly suggest that smoking is an important risk factor for the development of bladder cancer. A multicenter study of 432 bladder cancer patients and 392 controls strongly suggests that: 1. Whether you are a current smoker, a quitter, or a passive smoker, they have a 1.89, 1.38, and 1.88 times increased risk of bladder cancer, respectively, compared to nonsmokers; 2. If smokers smoke more than 18 cigarettes per day on average, they have a significantly increased risk of bladder cancer development; 3. Regardless of your No matter what age you start smoking, it increases the chance of bladder cancer; 4. For smokers, individuals who smoke >40 years have the highest risk of bladder cancer, while individuals who smoke ≤20 years have a lower risk of bladder cancer. However, for quitters, the risk of bladder occurrence is reversed, that is, individuals who are 20 years old or younger are more likely to develop bladder cancer, while individuals who are >40 years old have a lower risk of bladder cancer (so, timely cessation of smoking by older smokers is beneficial in preventing bladder cancer!) ; 5. Inhaling the mouth or throat increases the risk of bladder cancer more than inhaling the lungs; and the risk of inhaling the mouth or throat is more prominent in the group of quitters.
So, whether you’re young or not, just smoking can cause bladder cancer in yourself, your family and others! Smoking less or even not smoking passively is one of the very important means of preventing bladder cancer from occurring! By quitting smoking as soon as possible, older smokers will be significantly less likely to develop bladder cancer.