Bladder Cancer: Symptoms

What are the symptoms of bladder cancer?

These are some of the early symptoms of bladder cancer:

Blood in your urine

Bloody urine is often the first sign of bladder cancer. The color of urine may be pink, light rusty, or deep red, depending on the amount of blood. There may be clots of blood in the urine.

A change in urinary habits

Signs of bladder cancer include:

• Urinating more often than normal.

• Burning, discomfort, or pain when you urinate.

• Feeling a need to urinate right away.

• Trouble urinating.

• A weak urine stream.

• Needing to get up to urinate many times during the night.

• Feeling a need to urinate when the bladder isn't full.

When to see your doctor

Many of these symptoms may be caused by other, more common health problems. But it's important to see a health care provider if you have these symptoms. Only a health care provider can tell if you have cancer.