"Most likely it's this type of cancer," says Dr. Orit Raz, director of the urology department at Assuta Ashdod.
Bladder cancer is the ninth most common cancer in the world and the fifth most common in Israel. In Israel, about 1,700 new cases of the disease are discovered each year. About half of the people who have developed bladder cancer The urine is current smokers or has smoked in the past. Quitting smoking after initial detection can reduce the number of recurrences.