{"id":11944,"date":"2025-04-30T15:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ams.uokerbala.edu.iq\/wp\/en\/?p=11944"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:29:49","slug":"causes-of-bladder-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ams.uokerbala.edu.iq\/wp\/en\/blog\/2025\/04\/30\/causes-of-bladder-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Causes of bladder cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"causes\">Who is more likely to get bladder cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s not always known what causes bladder cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may be more likely to get bladder cancer if:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>you&#8217;re over the age of 60<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;re a man<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you smoke or use chewing tobacco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;ve had a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/urinary-catheters\/\">urinary catheter<\/a>\u00a0in for a long time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;ve had radiotherapy for cancer before<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;re overweight<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a close relative has had bladder cancer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you have certain conditions, such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/diabetes\/\">diabetes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;ve worked with chemicals, such as those used in the textile industry, or handling carbon or crude oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>you&#8217;ve had an infection called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/schistosomiasis\/\">schistosomiasis (bilharzia)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out more<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/bladder-cancer\/risks-causes\">Cancer Research UK: risks and causes of bladder cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"prevention\">How to lower your risk of bladder cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You cannot always prevent bladder cancer, but there are things you can do to lower your chance of getting it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>try to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/quit-smoking\/\">quit smoking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>try to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/live-well\/healthy-weight\/managing-your-weight\/tips-to-help-you-lose-weight\/\">lose weight<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>wear protective clothes and masks if you work in a job where you&#8217;re exposed to harmful chemicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s important to get any&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/bladder-cancer\/symptoms\/\">symptoms of bladder cancer<\/a>&nbsp;checked by a GP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is more likely to get bladder cancer It&#8217;s not always known what causes bladder cancer. 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