Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States. For the year 2013 it is estimated that 72,570 Americans will be diagnosed with bladder cancer and 15,210 will die of the disease. In recent decades there has been a steady increase in the incidence of bladder cancer. However, doctors are making progress in treatment, and survival rates are improving. But what are its symptoms? How should it be treated? The following information should help you talk to an urologist about this condition.