Urine with a reddish color does not always indicate the presence of blood or bleeding within the urinary tract. Similarly, the presence of blood in the urine may not be visible to the naked eye. In order to differentiate between reddish brown discoloration of urine and bloody urine, it is important to test for the presence of red blood cells.

Red blood cells in the urine is  a clear indication of bleeding, usually within the urinary tract. The bleeding may stem from the kidneys, ureter, bladder, prostate (males) or urethra. The presence of red blood cells in the urine is known by the medical term, hematuria (hema ~ blood, uria ~ in urine). Hematuria is not always a cause for concern and may resolves spontaneously with no treatment. However persistent blood in the urine usually indicates a more serious problem that requires further investigation and the appropriate treatment.

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Bladder cancer is related to any kind of harmful growth of the urinary bladder as there many kinds of such growth.In this disesase unsual cells begin to increase without any control. The most common type of bladder cancer begins in cells that line inside the bladdar that is called urothelial cell caracinoma (UCC) or transitional cell caracinoma(TCC) The bladder is a small bag shaped muscular organ that is located in the pelvis and serves to store urine.

Signs and symptoms of bladder cancer

The follwing signs and symptoms are related to bladder cancer.

1. Bladder cancer typically causes blood in the urine that can be seen sometimes with naked eye it is called frank hematuria or detectable only by microscope it is also called microscopic hematuria.
2. To feel pain or burning during urination without verification of urinary tract infection.
3. To have change bladder habits, like urinate more often or feeling the strong urge to urinate without producing much urine

However these signs and symptoms are not particular to bladder cancer and can occur by non-cancerous coditions like prostate infections and cystits..

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