Although smoking is commonly associated with lung cancer, experts warn that it also significantly increases the risk of bladder cancer. Blood in the urine can often be an early and important symptom of the disease.
According to experts, smoking is generally known to increase the risk of lung cancer, but smoking also significantly increases the risk of bladder cancer and occasional smokers in adolescence are also at risk of cancer.
In this regard, an Indian doctor says that the risk of bladder cancer in smokers is two to four times higher than that of non-smokers, due to which tobacco use is considered one of the biggest risks for this disease.
Dr. Ankur Bhatnagar said that smoking is a major cause of bladder cancer. The cancer-causing chemicals (carcinogens) present in cigarette smoke are absorbed into the body through the lungs and reach the kidneys through the bloodstream.
He said that they are excreted from the kidneys in the urine. When the bladder stores urine, these harmful substances remain in contact with the inner lining of the bladder for a long time, which can cause cancer-causing changes in the cells and thus cause bladder cancer.
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