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Oh, and it took them long enough to enable browser mode by default. Better late than never, I guess.
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Cue the KDE fanboys, Gnome haters, Win98 comparisons and a few anti-Mono rhetorics thrown in for good measure.
Oh, and it took them long enough to enable browser mode by default. Better late than never, I guess.
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Atleast there will be an option to turn it back on. well, there better be. I think Spacial view works (much much) better.
It is not often that you traverse the system directories - unless you are a tinkerer and the home directory layout is pretty simple. I think it is more the tinkerers who had the bigger problems with spacial view.
I never understood spatial mode. I don't like having five file browser windows opened at once just to get to a file a few levels down.
It depends on your personal preference. personally I like having multiple file windows open because when I use a file manager I generally want to move files around. So I prefer drag-n-drop rather then copy-n-paste.
The idea behind spatial interface is not just for the file manager, but for the whole desktop:
Imagine your getting into your car and you put your seat belt on, turn on the car, start it up, fiddle with radio, and so on and so forth. Your little rituals you have to go through to get back to being familiar with the car. After owning a car for a few months it becomes second nature.
You pretty much know were everything is. Like you don't have to search around for your seat belt or feel around the dashboard for your key slot.. You just pop the stuff in and you go.
Now imagine that every time you get out of your car somebody goes in and pretty much randomly re-arranges everything. Each time you get in you got to look around and search like the first time you drove. It would quickly get very irritating.
Before the drive for 'spatial mode' Gnome was a lot like that. When you opened up nautilus windows they did not get arranged according to any sort of placement you normally expect.. instead they can appear and be in different areas each time based on non-obvious factors like the placement of other window not associated with nautilus.
Notice it's not just the lack of controls and simpler UI that made spatial mode different, but it saves the position of the windows, their size, their order, and even where the scroll bar is at when you left it.
Besides that Gnome folks started being aware of UI design like the corners of your screen (as a example).
You could make a 1x1 pixel icon and place it up in the corners of your desktop and be able to click on that icon every time. It does not even take any effort. Just throw the mouse at the corner and it'll just naturally just slide right into that corner.
Just little refinements like that.
Another example that Gnome gets right and things like Compiz gets wrong is that Gnome Metacity treats each virtual desktop as it's own thing. Sure you can't just slide windows back and forth like you can with Compiz, but you also avoid confusing situatiosn were you have windows half-on and half-off the desktop and things like that.
One of the big deals with Gnome that they figured out is that having multiple desktops is very confusing for many users.
If they are new to Linux or don't understand the concept of having multiple desktops (most people could not tell you what a desktop _is_, much less understand the concept of multiple ones)
So what happens is they accidentally click in the wrong spot and *poof* all their applications disappear. This is very disconcerting and most people could not be able figure out what happened and assumed that they crashed all their applications.
Also having that little applet for moving windows back and forth in your panel is pretty horrible. I don't like it and it's hard to click on the little windows when you want to move things around.
But Gnome can't just get rid of multiple desktops. Multiple desktops is the cornerstone of modern Linux desktop UI and is critical for most users that are used to it.
So notice how they solved this problem with Gnome 3.0.
You click on the 'Activities' and are given a list of different things you can do. You can go on the network or do a search or open up applications or whatever else you want. All in one place.
Also you are given a shrunken down representative of your desktop. You can see all the applications line up side-by-side and have a easy visual identification of what each one is and what each one is for.
Then you can click the + button and add more desktops on the fly. You can move windows around through simple drag-n-drop and all that happy stuff.
This way people can take advantage of multiple desktops without having to have everything explained to them. They can see the desktop getting added or removed and they can see were each application is easily.
It's very fast, it's touch-screen friendly, easy to understand, and so on and so forth.
7 things that should seriously be done by the time 3.0 comes around:
a) 8pt default font
b) scrolling speed setting
c) metacity minimize rectangle animation idiotic thingy, dump it in favor of xfwm4 or stop hiding the key--/desktop/gnome/interface/enable_animations/enable_animations
d) provide some neat default theme and icons, make murrine the default gtk engine, and change the depressing brown folder icon--makes me want to jump out of the window
e) provide a neat start menu, even suse's gnome-main-menu is better than default, or change the default nooby, fat bars, seriously wtf?
f) get rid of some of the legacy shit...bonobo...anybody remember the save session paranoia...what a flipping lusers
g) nuke the gconf and xml bloat and do what kde did
and about the fonts, only on linux you'll see big, fat, fuzzy 10pt fonts in 640x480 res on 24" LCD burning up your retina.
Miller columns PLZKTHX
Anyone knows why nautilus is so slow at listing file in folders?
And when creating a new folder it takes like a second or two.. wtf.. no other file manager is so slow


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Is it beyond you to improve your position in life? Is it beyond her?
Is it beyond you to improve your position in life? Is it beyond her?
Yeah, especially when your an ignorant prick who doesn't even understand what he's talking about
And you do?
Well, for part of her pregnancy my mother lived in a tent because she could not afford any kind of house, so I'm pretty sure I understand what it's like to be born disadvantaged. I personally do not want any kind of welfare because I was lucky enough to be born intelligent and I will likely make more than enough money independently. If the government wants to take 35% or so of that away to help people who were born with less than me, that is quite fine, I'd be glad to give more.
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
It's beyond her, because she's a drunken excuse for a human being. But should I suffer because of her selected lifestyle? Should I stave to death because my mom chooses to spend the majority of her sole income, which is child support checks which should be going to me and my brother anyway, on cigarettes and alcohol?
And I only use student aid in my own right in terms of Student aid, so I can get out of that lifestyle and support myself.
How many times have you spent a winter without heating oil in your house and have had to use a single space heater and the oven in the kitchen to heat an entire house? Have you ever spent days at a time not eating because there is nothing in the cabinets? Yes, I know exactly what I'm talking about!
Obviously you also have never heard of adoption. If there was no welfare and your mother cared about you, she would either work for a living or put you up for adoption. I very much doubt you would die.
What makes you so sure you're right?
And why has that happened? Is it the fault of the good people who work hard and give the government their money so that it can go to washouts like your mother? Or is it her fault for not acting like the sensible and mature adult one would expect from a mother?
Here's something you may not know. My parents are divorced. When they divorced they worked out fairly quickly that neither of them would be able to look after us, and so they did the sensible thing and now we live with our grandparents. And you know what? It's absolutely fine. It works.
Besides I think the rich and middle class can fucking live with 20-35% of their income used for social purposes, most are just ignorant morons(like the editor) who would rather spend it to buy another fucking iPod because they think the poor deserve to be poor because they have no understanding of social psychology or culture.
"I'll go," said Chagataev. "But what will I do there? Build socialism?"
"What else?" said the secretary.
The poor should work to get themselves out of being poor. And I think the 20-35% of my money should go on the projects that improve society in general, not just bits of it. Healthcare, education, transport... These things make a difference to everybody. Without transport I couldn't get around, without education I couldn't get a good job, and without healthcare I wouldn't have a GP to see if I became ill. And this applies to everybody in the country, not just me. Wellfare and support only affect a proportion of the country, and the rest of us shouldn't be held responsible for that section.
Never heard of him/her.
How fucking ignorant can someone possibly be!?
Do you think a low-class alcoholic would really go through the process of trying to put a child into the fauster system? Do you think they think that much?
I know I'm right because I've been there and you live in your fucking middle class home staying warm when it's cold and eating when your hungry without any sort of trouble your whole life. You don't know shit about the real world, just what you've read about it on Wikipedia.
It's still not our responsibility, it's hers. Cold and heartless I may be, but you can't make it my fault that she's fucking you over.
Talkin' to God, Mario.
Now I don't know at this point if this is just an act or if you really are this bad of a sheltered middle class pompous asshole. You really think your suffering because your missing that little bit of money? What wrong? Not gonna get to eat out as many days a week? Won't you get that new Xbox game you want? It isn't your fault, but it isn't mine either. You won't miss a meal because of that small amout of money you lose.
No, I won't. But I worked for that money, and you didn't, and now it's going from me to you. How would you feel if someone came along and said "Hi, I'm here to take your money and give it to a random stranger who doesn't work hard enough to support their family"?
People who work and make money make the roads. They don't need welfare. Those people who are suffering wouldn't be suffering if they worked hard and lived sensibly. If you make a lot of money then well done you. Now you can go and spend it on whatever the hell you want. If you don't then you can't. If you don't make enough to support your family then you need to work harder or find someone else to look after the kids while you get into a position to look after them yourself. If you can't support yourself despite having the capability to do so if you'd just sort your life out then you are a waste of space and deserve everything that you've got coming. The old and the disabled can get the money: they aren't responsible for their position and neither is anyone else, so it's only right that the government helps them out. But if you're a child and your parents can't look after you then they should damn well do something about it. If you're an adult and you can't look after yourself then you should also do something about it. You have severely fucked up.
Once I make enough money, I won't be too concerned, because that's the cost of living in organized society. Beyond that, I won't know the shitty people it'll be going to, I'll just know that other kids who are in the situation I've lived through won't suffer for those shitty people's decisions. Not all of them are shitty people anyway. Some people legitamately work and still need it for one reason or another and just need it for a short time. The real world is gonna kick your ass when you finally meet it.
If you need it for the short term then take out a loan like the rest of us. And if you work but can't support your family then you just aren't working hard enough and are living beyond your means. Do something about it.
On a tenuously related note, what do you think of inheritance tax?
The people who can't support themselves even though they are capable do deserve it, but their children don't. Do you expect a 6 year old to go out and work to support the family? And do you think someone who is too irresponsible to take care of themselves much less their children is responsible enough to deal with any form of adoption agency? And what about the people who are legitimatly on welfare because they've just fallen on hard times and don't strictly depend on it? There are people who don't deserve it, but there are pleanty more that do.
So is it just your thought that someone who couldn't afford to go to college so they can make the money they need who works 50+ hour weeks in a job that pay a little more than minimum wage not working hard enough? The economy right now is shit, so it's quite easy to live beyond your means when even the cheapest things are too expensive.
No, I don't expect the child to. I expect the parent too, as do the rest of us. And I fully expect any number of concerned individuals to be equally capable of arranging for the Social Services to take over custody of the child. The child is then the states responsibility and gets what it needs until either adoption or adulthood are reached.
And why would those people have fallen on hard times? Because inflation is getting ahead of pay increases? Well then, the company should be held responsible. Because they've lost their job? Tough luck. Borrow some money from friends and family (or take out a loan), and then go get a new job. Because they're injured and cannot work? Sure, you get the money. Any other reasons?
To be honest, if you're working 50+ hours a week and not getting enough money to live on then what the fuck are you doing in that job in the first place. You are obviously either living beyond reasonable levels for your income or are being paid below minimum wage. And have you not heard of student loans? They exist so that you can go to university. I'm getting a student loan. Maintenance loan too. And then I pay all that money back when I have a job.
You clearly have no understanding of the human mind. Do you know what kind of trama getting forcefully taken from the home they grew up in must have on a child? Involving Social Services on a situation should only be reserved for the most severe cases. If every child in the hands of a poor parent was thrown into the hands of social services, the whole social services system would collapse. As it is programs like that are always underfunded and kids typicly get passed around from one bad family to the next. Do you think everyone who gets onto those adoption lists is a stuck up middle class faggot like you? No, there are sometimes worse living situations to be found than where they came from. And do you know how much it would cost to do such a thing. It would be much cheaper just to support the family and help them anyway. And besides, It's better to take children forcefully than it is to take a couple bucks out of your fucking pocket change?
As I've said, it is a government's most fundemental duty to help it's people. If someone in their country legitimately needs help, they should get it. It would only injure the economy to leave the people to fend for themselves like that, if everyone was taking out loans any no one was paying them, the banks would quickly go out of business. It only helps the people as a whole to help those less fortunate.
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Martineau was also asked about the welfare application process, which he acknowledged can be time consuming because it encompasses a long list of qualifications that must be met to receive assistance from the city. Each case is documented and the applicant has the option of challenging if the application is declined.
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There's an old joke that says: "The difference between 'involvement' and 'commitment' is like an eggs-and-ham breakfast: The chicken was 'involved' – the pig was 'committed.' "
Marketing your showroom is a lot like that. It's not enough to be "involved," but rather, you have to throw yourself into it "whole hog" and make the commitment.
And, to help ensure success, that commitment has to start from day one. That means dealers need to be prepared to do plenty of up front work, investing at the earliest planning stages, long before expecting to see results. The marketing process is analogous to designing a kitchen – the better the planning, the smoother the construction.
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When it comes to creating that marketing plan, it all begins with a process of self-definition. That's because your marketing strategy is largely fueled by how you define yourself and your target market.
Kelli Kassor of Builders Appliance Supply in Walpole, MA defines her firm as primarily an "appliance store with some cabinetry" and, because of this, she markets the firm to attract contractors and remodelers, plus new homeowners and consumers who are "do-it-yourselfers."
On the other hand, Haskell (Hank) Matheny, ASID, IIDA, owner of Haskell Interiors Design Collection in Cleveland, TN, focuses on the "high-end consumer, as well as partnerships with regional interior designers and architects."
A third definition is offered by Brian Long, owner/partner in Harbor View Custom Cabinets in Mooresville, NC, who is in the process of redefining his firm to meet his marketing goals. "We find the builder market satisfactory for generating repetitive cash flow, but we're looking to attract higher-end remodeling clientele," he says.
These three principals may all read KBDN, understand the art of kitchen design and be familiar with the intricacies of cabinetry, but their firms are defined differently, and their marketing strategies will differ accordingly.
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Kassor says that, in 2006, her firm wants to "increase sales, increase
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Matheny's goal is even simpler: "We want to make people aware we
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While each firm's objective is to increase business, each will employ a different strategy in order to attract members of their target markets. The differences manifest themselves in such factors as budgets, planning, messages and ad placement.
Obviously, your budget will be a factor in defining how you market your showroom. But it's not enough to just look at the dollar amount you are comfortable spending; rather, you need to examine the cost in relation to the market you hope to reach and your firm's location.
For example, if you're trying to advertise in New York, Los Angeles or Chicago, you will need deeper pockets than if your firm is in Raleigh, Buffalo or Bismarck.
To complicate the equation, you need to consider the budget your primary clientele will be spending: If, like Matheny, you are going after the luxury market, you'll need to consider a greater marketing budget than, say, Kassor, whose clientele is not quite as upscale. That's because, in general, it takes money to reach clients who have money.
"This industry used to preach that spending 3% of your anticipated gross receipts on marketing [was the correct way to go]. But that was before Lowe's and The Home Depot, before the remodeling boom, and before there was a new design firm on every corner," says Bill Camp, CKD, of the Raleigh, NC-based Triangle Design Kitchens. He adds, "Our firm has been spending 6%-7% annually."
Of course, not everyone plans their marketing budget based on a percentage of sales. For some designers, it comes down to deciding what marketing avenues work best for them and what the costs of these are, and then determining their marketing budget accordingly.
Matheny's approach, for instance, is to "spend on what has worked for us in the past, based on what we can afford." He adds, "We don't get caught up in percentages."
Your marketing budget may change, too, based on what resources you have available to you. As Harbor View Custom Cabinetry's Long notes: "Early on, we were strapped for cash with the expenses of a start up [so we were limited in what we could spend], but things have gotten much better [as we began growing]. We are now spending more and more on corporate image type ads and direct mail pieces. In fact, we are running about 5%-7% of sales right now."
There's no question that planning is paramount to a successful marketing campaign. Across the board, the kitchen and bath dealers surveyed for this article said they plan their marketing on an annual basis, and believe this planning to be critical to the success of their marketing programs.
Richard Ryan of Kitchen Concepts in Cincinnati, OH, adds: "We work with an agency specializing in our industry and plan our year during the fall of the previous year. This helps us maintain focus and keeps us from just reacting to sales calls. In the past, we may have been pulled into advertising that wasn't effective, just because a salesperson would call right after we received a retainer [but now we advertise in accordance with our plan]."
Of course having a plan doesn't mean foregoing good opportunities that come up along the way. In Cleveland, TN, Matheny plans "annually, at the first of the year," but he adds, "we also leave a 'whatever fund' for those [unexpected] things we may want to participate in [over the course of the year] that are always coming across my desk."
Planning is sometimes done internally, sometimes with an outside agency, and more often than not, as part of a collaboration. Especially for those without a strong marketing background, outside expertise can come in handy for creating a more streamlined and successful campaign. As Tim Aden, co-owner of Sawhill Custom Kitchens & Design, in Minneapolis, puts it, "I think dealers need to understand that they are not marketing experts. Give the marketing people input on your clients, etc., but have an open mind to [their suggestions]."
The Message
Your showroom's message to the world will vary based on your target audience. As an example, Rich Ryan describes Kitchen Concepts' target market as "40 years and up, looking for upscale to high-end full-service remodeling." The firm's objective, he notes, is "to let our market be aware of who we are and what we offer, so when it comes time to remodel the kitchen or bath, we will have name recognition." Kitchen Concepts' competition is "similar firms to ours that offer full turnkey operations," he adds.
In contrast, Kassor's target audience is primarily allied professionals, contractors and remodelers. Builders Appliance Supply's goal is to "increase sales, in competition with The Home Depot, Lowe's, Sears and other appliance stores."
Price is likely to be more of an issue for Builders Appliance Supply than it is for Kitchen Concepts, making their messages very different. Additionally, since each firm is targeting a different type of client (consumer versus industry professional), the message needs to be shaped in such a way as to speak to that specific audience. Finally, Kitchen Concepts is looking toward a long-term goal (gaining greater recognition) that may not show immediate results, while Builders Appliance Supply is looking to increase sales right now. So, crafting the message for each of these firms means figuring out what is important to each audience, both short term and long term, and ensuring their messages meets these issues.
Ad Placement
In addition to the message itself, where you place your message will have an effect on the response you receive, both in terms of quantity of responses and quality. Kassor from Builders Appliance Supply says, "Direct mail to contractors, word of mouth, the Yellow Pages, the 'Blue Book' for contractors and our Web site are all effective marketing channels for us." With the exception of the resource book for contractors, the rest are typically advertising venues for price-conscious shoppers, therefore effective choices for meeting Builders Appliance Supply's marketing goals. By choosing advertising environments that attract the target clientele, Kassor is able to, in effect, "pre-qualify" prospects.
By contrast, Kitchen Concepts' most effective marketing channels include the "local NPR [National Public Radio] stations, lifestyle/shelter magazines and consumer remodeling trade shows," according to Ryan. These venues, with the exception of the remodeling shows, may not fill up a showroom the way a direct mail campaign might. However, they will help meet Kitchen Concepts' objective of "letting our market be aware of who we are and what we offer, so when it comes time to remodel the kitchen or bath, there will be name recognition drawing them to us." So the message is helping the firm to meet its long-term goals, which are equally important.
Does it Work?
Marketing your showroom is a commitment: a commitment of time and money. Although not to the same degree as our ham breakfast, watching money flow out the door in support of a marketing campaign may give you the same feeling that the pig had. In reality, it takes time to see results, but consistency is the key, and lead tracking will help ensure you are spending your money wisely.
Although he has only been marketing for a little over a year, Matheny offers this advice: "Track your leads. We ask each visitor to our showroom to complete a 'registration' form, and that includes a 'where did you hear about us?' question. I literally saw an impact after one month, and after three, you could really begin to see the effects."
Gretchen Cutsler, director of marketing for Kitchen Design Center in Beaufort, SC, measures her marketing campaign through increased sales. "Since we put our marketing plan into effect, and made a conscious effort to cold-call the local builders, architects and interior designers, our sales have increased over 25%." Being able to measure results assures her that she is on the right track, and provides additional revenue to invest in future marketing efforts.
Indeed, tracking leads will help weed out the less effective marketing investments while focusing on the ones that really pay off. "We have seen results immediately, generally within days, especially in the case of direct mail and monthly magazine ads," states Harbor View Custom Cabinets' Long. "Every time we send out a direct mailer or run an ad in the higher end local full-color publications, we see an immediate hit. We track the source of every lead."
Of course, just because something doesn't show instant results doesn't mean it isn't working. Kitchen Concepts, located in the highly competitive Cincinnati market, has seen a slower return on its marketing investment, yet the firm was willing to stick to the plan in order to pursue long-term growth. Ryan notes, "I would say that we were advertising for at least a year before we felt confident that our leads were a result of that effort, rather than drive-bys or referrals. However, today we can see that our leads are consistently from the marketing program."
He adds, "Clients tell us 'we see you everywhere' or 'we saw you in a magazine' [although they can't always tell us which one]." This kind of recognition can take time, but Ryan believes it has great value, and therefore is worth the longer-term investment. As he points out, "Although it was difficult, we were patient – and it has really paid off for us."
In today's economic guessing game, it's probably more judicious than ever to make marketing a priority. It's common across all industries to cut marketing and advertising first when the economy looks shaky; but those who do the opposite are likely to better weather the storm overall.
Paul McDonald, president of Royal Cabinet Co. in Hillsboro, NJ, says, "Spending money on advertising is always a tough decision when times are good, but the mood of the market cannot be predicted. Business levels can go from painfully busy to excruciatingly slow in a matter of two months. Continuous advertising is not wasted on good times, as customers will perceive your company in a better light and be willing to pay more to buy from a 'company they know.'
"In slower times, continuous advertising brings opportunities that your silent competitors don't see. Not every ad you run will produce visible results, but the effect of continuous advertising is cumulative; your business will grow as a result."
A creative analogy is offered by Amir Ilin, president of the Paramus, NJ-based Küche+Cucina: "Marketing your company is just like driving a car – as long as you maintain a certain speed, your car uses less gas, and when you hit a puddle, you should be able to drive right through it. If you stop and go, your car uses more gas overall and if you hit a puddle, it will take a lot more gas to get you out. Not to mention that you might get stuck."
The point is that marketing pays big dividends, according to those who have taken the plunge. However, getting from where you are today to achieving your marketing goals is not always a straight line. Defining your firm, your market and your goals will help create a clear path for your business, and help you define your own version of success.
Like designing a kitchen, there are guidelines to follow, but it's equally important to personalize your marketing plan in accordance with what makes your firm unique.
Remember, no matter how wonderful your firm is, it will never reach its potential without a strong marketing plan. In a world where perception is just as important as reality, kitchen and bath design firms need to be sure that they, just like their finished projects, look as great as their work. KBDN


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Kessil has announced an externally controllable version of the popular Kessil A350W.
The A360W wide lens version and A360N narrow lens vesrsion have a slightly greater output in the balanced color spectrum setting and a significantly greater output when tuned toward the blue or white ends of the spectrum. Unlike the A350W that has separate controls for the blue LEDS and white LEDs the A360W has one control for color balance and one control for brightness. The A360W also has an Outboard Controller Input allowing you to control both the brightness and color temperature from a Neptune Apex or Reef Keeper 2 Aquarium Controller. The A360W can also daisy chain up to four units so a single Kessil can control the others or an outboard controller can control up to four Kessil A360W's at the same time. With the Neptune Apex controller (and I believe the Reef Keeper 2 as well) you can set the light to start with a low intensity bluer light, ramp up during the day to a whiter full brightness, and then reverse towards the evening. Retail pricing on the new Kessil A360W will be $449.99 and you can pre-order these at Aquarium Specialty and orders will begin shipping no later than the week of March 25th.
Kessil Press Release:
RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA (March 6, 2013) - Kessil® Lighting, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality LED aquarium lights, proudly announces the release of the A360N and A360W models. Based on the award-winning A350/A350W platform, winner of the Reef Builders 20...


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Topic Contents
- What is screening?
- General Information About Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
- Screening for Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
- Risks of Screening for Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
- Changes to This Summary (08 / 10 / 2012)
- Questions or Comments About This Summary
- Get More Information From NCI
- About PDQ
Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI]
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Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening
What is screening?
Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread.
Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the things around us to see if they cause cancer. This information helps doctors recommend who should be screened for cancer, which screening tests should be used, and how often the tests should be done.
It is important to remember that your doctor does not necessarily think you have cancer if he or she suggests a screening test. Screening tests are given when you have no cancer symptoms.
If a screening test result is abnormal, you may need to have more tests done to find out if you have cancer. These are called diagnostic tests.
General Information About Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
Bladder and other urothelial cancers are diseases in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the urothelium.
The bladder is a hollow organ in the lower part of the abdomen. It is shaped like a small balloon and has a muscle wall that allows it to get larger or smaller. The bladder holds urine until it is passed out of the body. Urine is the liquid waste that is made by the kidneys as they clean the blood. The urine passes from the two kidneys into the bladder through two tubes called ureters. When the bladder is emptied during urination, the urine goes from the bladder to the outside of the body through another tube called the urethra.
The urothelium is a layer of tissue that lines the urethra, bladder, ureters, prostate, and renal pelvis. Cancer that begins in the urothelium of the bladder is much more common than cancer that begins in the urothelium of the urethra, ureters, prostate, or renal pelvis. Because it is the most common form of urothelial cancer, bladder cancer is the focus of this summary.
There are 3 types of cancer that begin in the urothelial cells of the bladder. These cancers are named for the type of cells that become malignant (cancerous):
- Transitional cell carcinoma: Cancer that begins in cells in the innermost layer of the bladder urothelium. These cells are able to stretch when the bladder is full and shrink when it is emptied. Most bladder cancers begin in the transitional cells.
- Squamous cell carcinoma: Cancer that forms in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that may form in the bladder urothelium after long-term infection or irritation.
- Adenocarcinoma: Cancer that begins in glandular (secretory) cells. Glandular cells in the bladder urothelium make substances such as mucus.
See the following PDQ summaries for more information about bladder and other urothelial cancers:
- Bladder Cancer
- Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
The risk of bladder cancer increases with age.
In the United States, bladder cancer occurs more often in men than in women, and more often in whites than in blacks. As the U.S. population has gotten older, the number of people diagnosed with bladder cancer has increased, but the number of deaths from bladder cancer has decreased. This is true for men and women of all races over the last 30 years. However, blacks and women with bladder cancer are more likely to die from the disease than white men with bladder cancer are.
Smoking can affect the risk of bladder cancer.
Anything that increases your chance of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. Talk to your doctor if you think you may be at risk for bladder cancer. Risk factors for bladder cancer include:
- Using tobacco, especially smoking cigarettes.
- Being exposed to certain substances, such as soot from coal, or chemicals used to make rubber, certain dyes, or textiles.
- Working as a dry cleaner or in places where paper, rope, twine, or clothing is made.
- Taking Aristolochia fangchi, a Chinese herb.
- Drinking water that has high levels of arsenic.
- Having a history of bladder infections, including bladder infections caused by Schistosoma haematobium.
- Using urinary catheters for a long time.
- Having a history of kidney or bladder stones.
- Past treatment with certain anticancer drugs or radiation therapy to the pelvis.
- Having a kidney transplant.
- Having hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer (HNPCC; Lynch syndrome).
Screening for Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
Tests are used to screen for different types of cancer.
Some screening tests are used because they have been shown to be helpful both in finding cancers early and in decreasing the chance of dying from these cancers. Other tests are used because they have been shown to find cancer in some people; however, it has not been proven in clinical trials that use of these tests will decrease the risk of dying from cancer.
Scientists study screening tests to find those with the fewest risks and most benefits. Cancer screening trials also are meant to show whether early detection (finding cancer before it causes symptoms) decreases a person's chance of dying from the disease. For some types of cancer, finding and treating the disease at an early stage may result in a better chance of recovery.
There is no standard or routine screening test for bladder cancer.
Screening for bladder cancer is under study and there are screening clinical trials taking place in many parts of the country. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Two tests may be used to screen for bladder cancer in patients who have had bladder cancer in the past:
Cystoscopy is a procedure to look inside the bladder and urethra to check for abnormal areas. A cystoscope (a thin, lighted tube) is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. Tissue samples may be taken for biopsy.
Cystoscopy. A cystoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. Fluid is used to fill the bladder. The doctor looks at an image of the inner wall of the bladder on a computer monitor.
Urine cytology
Urine cytology is the examination of urine under a microscope to check for abnormal cells.
Hematuria tests may also be used to screen for bladder cancer.
Hematuria (red blood cells in the urine) may be caused by cancer or by other conditions. A hematuria test is used to check for blood in a sample of urine by viewing it under a microscope or using a special test strip. The test may be repeated over time.
Risks of Screening for Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers
Screening tests have risks.
Decisions about screening tests can be difficult. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have risks. Before having any screening test, you may want to discuss the test with your doctor. It is important to know the risks of the test and whether it has been proven to reduce the risk of dying from cancer.
False-positive test results can occur.
Screening test results may appear to be abnormal even though no cancer is present. A false-positive test result (one that shows there is cancer when there really isn't) can cause anxiety and is usually followed by more tests (such as cystoscopy or other invasive procedures), which also have risks. False-positive results often occur with hematuria testing; blood in the urine is usually caused by conditions other than cancer.
False-negative test results can occur.
Screening test results may appear to be normal even though bladder cancer is present. A person who receives a false-negative test result (one that shows there is no cancer when there really is) may delay seeking medical care even if there are symptoms.
Your doctor can advise you about your risk for bladder cancer and your need for screening tests.
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