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Guest post from Anita

My question may be totally irrelevant - so sorry in advance if it is. But can repeated urine infections lead to bladder cancer?

Best wishes
Anita

Hi Anita

Repeated urine infections should always be checked out to see if they are a symptom of something more serious. They can be common for some people and just be repeated infections but there is now evidence that this could be a sign of something more serious.

Our advice to patients with repeating infections is to request a referral to a urologist for further investigations to rule out something more serious.

I don't think we yet understand if repeated infections are a cause of bladder cancer or just a possible symptom as it is an area where we need more research.

Hope that helps.

Andrew