How Can I Prevent Bladder Cancer?

The best way to protect yourself from bladder cancer is to know what makes you more likely to get it. These are called your risk factors. Knowing what puts you at risk for bladder cancer can help you make healthy choices in your life to help prevent it. You’ll learn about your risk factors in this section.

Even if you can’t always prevent bladder cancer, you can take steps to try to catch it in the early stages. That’s when it is easiest to treat. That’s also why you need to know how to recognize the symptoms.