Were you exposed to any of the classic bladder cancer risk factors?
Hello:
I've read a statistic that most people who develop bladder cancer had been long-term smokers, or were exposed to certain chemicals, etc.
Were most of you diagnosed and met one of the classic risk factors?
As I understand from studies, the percentage of people who were diagnosed were broken out thusly:
Smoking (tobacco use): ~50–65%
Occupational/chemical exposures: ~15–25%
Industrial aromatic amines and other carcinogens (e.g., dyes, rubber, leather, paints)
Prior chemotherapy/radiation: < 5%
Genetic predisposition: ~7% or less
Unverified risk factors (e.g. repeated UTIs/inflammation): unknown percentage.
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@deidre77 thank you for your kind words!
My urologist is of the opinion that chemicals associated with food production (pesticides and weed killers) are mainly to blame.