my mother had bleeding in her urine from 5am to approx 3pm. she visited the doctor and was given antibotics, a blood test, x ray, ultra sound. the result for the blood test, x ray and ultra sound came out good now he is requesting another test to find out if it bladder cancer. My question is that bleeding in the urine it is always could be cancer in the bladder she is 70 yrs
Tithe the commonest cause of blood in urine is urinary tract infection. However, 1 in 4 patients can have cancer of urinary tract including bladder cancer and kidney cancer. Hence, the routine tests done in the western world for evaluation of blood in the urine include ultrasound and cystoscopy apart from blood and urine tests. Hope that answers your query.