SEER Training Modules

Quiz: Introduction to Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer is the eighth most common cancer in men and the fourth most common in women.
True False
The incidence rate is about four times greater among men than women.
True False
Cigarette smokers develop bladder cancers four times times as often as nonsmokers.
True False
The most common type of bladder tumor is shaped like a tiny mushroom, with its stem attached to the fat of the bladder.
True False
Risk factors of bladder cancer include age, gender, and occupation.
True False
The period of time from exposure to development of cancer is about 6-20 years.
True False
Transitional cell carcinoma accounts for less than 90 percent of all bladder cancers.
True False
Adenocarcinomas account for about 20 percent of all bladder cancers.
True False
Most metastases (90%) appear within 50 months, and 50% appear within 12 months after diagnosis.
True False
Five year survival rate for Stage III (Jewett Stage B2) bladder cancer is 40 percent.
True False