Bladder Cancer Risk Factors And Prevention

Bladder cancer risk factors - There is little known about the causes of bladder cancer. However, some risk factors are known, which causes some people a greater risk of bladder cancer.

Smoking
The main risk factor is smoking. It is believed that in 30 to 40% of people with bladder cancer smoking is the cause of the onset of their disease. Smokers have about 3 times the risk of bladder cancer than non-smokers.

The exposure to chemicals
What chemicals cause bladder cancer? People who have been in contact with chemicals (aromatic amines) also have a greater risk of bladder cancer. It is mainly about:

• 2-naphthylamine
• 4-aminobiphenyl
• benzidine

These materials were widely used in the textile, plastics, dyes and rubber industries.

In both smoking and exposure to chemicals, harmful substances enter the urine through the blood and kidneys. In the bladder, these harmful substances get the chance to work on the bladder wall. This can cause irritation. This irritation is likely to play a role in the development of bladder cancer.



Heredity
Certain forms of bladder cancer have genetic causes. The hereditary form is mainly associated with intestinal tumors (Lynch's syndrome). There may also be a rare form of hereditary bladder cancer, which may or may not have anything to do with kidney or urinary tract tumors.

If you are wondering if your illness may be hereditary or occupational, do not hesitate to speak with your doctor.

Chronic bladder irritation
In addition, chronic bladder irritation is associated with bladder cancer. Chronic irritation may occur, for example, by chronic urinary tract infections, kidney and bladder stones.

Cancer is not contagious. Therefore, bladder cancer. No contamination is possible via urine.

Prevention of bladder cancer
Because many people who get bladder cancer are not exposed to one or more of the listed risk factors and those who are exposed to it, they do not get bladder cancer, so it is very likely that more is needed to get bladder cancer. Here too, as with all forms of cancer, the immune system and the recovery mechanism also play a major role in the development of cancer. In the case of cancer, there are opportunities to reduce the risk of this.

A lifestyle without tobacco and excessive alcohol consumption and with sufficient movement is highly recommended. This along with a diet that is vegetarian and rich in protective substances as salvage rolls, beta-carotene, vitamin A, B, C, D and E, calcium, selenium, lactic acid bacteria (the Moermand diet), reduces the chance of getting cancer. Carbohydrate-rich products, sugar and white flour-containing products do not belong in a full-bodied diet at home. They contain smoothly absorbable carbohydrates that rapidly increase the sugar levels in our blood, bringing insulin and insulin-like growth factors into the bloodstream. That stimulates the cell multiplication. Therefore, it is assumed that the growth of certain cancers is also promoted by too much insulin in the bloodstream. Sugar and white flour products do not belong in a full diet at home. They contain smoothly absorbable carbohydrates that rapidly increase the sugar levels in our blood, bringing insulin and insulin-like growth factors into the bloodstream.



That stimulates the cell multiplication. Therefore, it is assumed that the growth of certain cancers is also promoted by too much insulin in the bloodstream. Sugar and white flour products do not belong in a full diet at home. They contain smoothly absorbable carbohydrates that rapidly increase the sugar levels in our blood, bringing insulin and insulin-like growth factors into the bloodstream. That stimulates the cell multiplication. Therefore, it is assumed that the growth of certain cancers is also promoted by too much insulin in the bloodstream.

High concentrations of chemicals and chlorine degradation products can occur in our tap water. Some studies have shown that the prolonged use of this tap water can increase the risk of bladder cancer, but the evidence is not so clear. Moerman does not recommend water but juices of fresh fruits and vegetables. If water is allowed, drink pure water and green tea. And when you realize that substances that irritate the bladder wall can give rise to abnormalities of the bladder mucosa, it is not difficult to see that a lot of drinking and then a lot of and often urinating has a beneficial effect.

*Image source : Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials

References :

1. National Cancer Institute
2. Kanker.nl
3. MMV