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Do Recurring Bladder Infections Cause Cancer?

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Posted on Fri, 30 May 2014
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Question : Is having lots of bladder infection a cause of cancer?
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Answered by Dr. Prashant Sharma (23 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
usually no

Detailed Answer:
hi, probably u r talking about urinary bladder not other bladders like gall badder. having recurrent bladder infections will cause chronic inflammation which may predispose mucosa to change/ or may induce changes in mucosa called metaplasia. this may rarely undergo malignant transformation. usually bacterial infection is not converted into cancer.
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Do Recurring Bladder Infections Cause Cancer?

Brief Answer: usually no Detailed Answer: hi, probably u r talking about urinary bladder not other bladders like gall badder. having recurrent bladder infections will cause chronic inflammation which may predispose mucosa to change/ or may induce changes in mucosa called metaplasia. this may rarely undergo malignant transformation. usually bacterial infection is not converted into cancer.