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title: "Bladder Cancer"
url: https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/n/non-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer/
description: "Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is cancer found in the tissue that lines the inner surface of the bladder. The bladder muscle is not involved."
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# Bladder Cancer

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is cancer found in the tissue that lines the inner surface of the bladder. The bladder muscle is not involved.

Archived from the 2024 edition

## Overview

Bladder cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the United States. Nearly 84,000 people will be diagnosed in the United States with bladder cancer in 2021. Bladder cancer is more common in males than females. Three times more men than women tend to get this disease.

Bladder cancer is more common as a person grows older. It is found most often in the age group of 75-84. More Caucasians than any other ethnicities seem to develop bladder cancer. However, there are more African-Americans who do not survive the disease.

## In this entry

The archived page carried these sections, in this order.

- What is Cancer?
- What is Bladder Cancer?
- How Does Bladder Cancer Develop and Spread?
- Symptoms
- Symptoms You Should Not Ignore
- Causes
- Smoking is a Big Risk Factor
- Workplace Exposure is another Known Cause
- Diagnosis
- Tests for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

## Other entries in Bladder Cancer, Control and Health

- [Benign (Not Cancerous) Uretheral Lesions Boys](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/benign-(not-cancerous)-uretheral-lesions-boys/)
- [Benign (Not Cancerous) Uretheral Lesions Girls](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/benign-(not-cancerous)-uretheral-lesions-girls/)
- [Benign (Not Cancerous) Urethral Lesions](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/benign-(not-cancerous)-urethral-lesions/)
- [Bladder Augmentation (Enlargement)](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/bladder-augmentation-(enlargement)/)
- [Bladder Control Problems in Children](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/bladder-control-problems-in-children/)
- [Bladder Diverticulum](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/bladder-diverticulum/)
- [Bladder Dysfunction and Urine Control in Children](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/bladder-dysfunction-and-urine-control-in-children/)
- [Bladder Exstrophy](https://itstimetotalkaboutoab.org/urology-a-z/b/bladder-exstrophy/)

### Source of this entry

- Original address**/urology-a-z/n/non-muscle-invasive-bladder-cancer/**
- Edition**2024 edition**
- Group**Bladder Cancer, Control and Health**

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