article_snippet: Smoking is known to be the biggest cause of bladder cancer.
article_snippet: There are two main types of bladder cancer.
article_snippet: Non-invasive bladder cancer is where the 'Cinderella disease' develops only in the inner lining of the bladder.
article_snippet: Meanwhile invasive bladder cancer is where Non-invasive bladder cancer has spread into the deeper walls of the bladder.
article_snippet: Of more than 200 known cancers, bladder cancer ranks fifth most common in the western world.
article_snippet: What causes bladder cancer?
article_snippet: Smoking is by far the largest preventable cause of bladder cancer.
article_snippet: Studies have also suggested a hereditary link to bladder cancer.
article_snippet: Currently just 0.6 per cent of cancer research is spent on Bladder Cancer.
article_snippet: About Bladder Cancer said: 'People affected by Bladder Cancer feel that People affected by this cancer are being ignored. '
article_snippet: Consultant urologist, Hugh Mostafid, chair of Action on Bladder Cancer, added: 'I see every day the huge difference it can make to diagnose bladder cancer early, when it curable. '
article_snippet: Their quest comes as colleagues at Birmingham University publish Their study in the British Journal of Bladder Cancer.
article_snippet: Their hope Their findings will prove a vital step forward, paving the way for improved care for every bladder cancer patient.
article_snippet: Around 10,000 patients are diagnosed with bladder cancer every year, of which around half will die .
article_snippet: Last week the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) published new guidelines to ensure bladder cancer patients receive the same level of treatment regardless of where bladder cancer patients live.
article_snippet: Professor Mark Baker, director of the Centre for Clinical Practice, said: 'Bladder cancer is in the top 10 most common cancers in the UK. '
article_snippet: Bladder cancer can have a profound impact on someone's psychological wellbeing as well as as well physical health. '
article_snippet: Both the tumours and the treatments can affect bowel, bladder and sexual function. '
article_snippet: This guideline aims to give people all the information people need about bladder cancer, to help people to make better decisions about people care, and improve people quality of life during and after treatment.'
highlights_snippet: Bladder cancer patients are more likely to suffer a recurrence than those suffering other types of cancer including breast, prostate, lung or bowel .