Second hand smoke and Bladder Cancer

hi I think the second hand smoke is a factor, I also think more younger women and men are going to be dx due to the popularity of drugs in our culture,huffing glue and arisols, pot smoking and smoking cocain are going to give more people BC than ever before,dont you think that will add to the numbers?hey when your young you dont think anything will kill you,the future is so far off.If we knew then what we know now.

thanks rosemary!! interesting link!!

I've been thinking on this for the last few days. I had to go to the Seer Statistics and look up the difference in rates for Utah and NC. I'm not good at reading graphs and tables, but without a longer study (gotta get ready for work), this is what I got...

Utah Count for Bladder Cancer 273
NC Count for Bladder Cancer 1575

North Carolina has the distinction of being the tobacco growing capital of the US.
The whole premise of our main agricultural livelihood (tobacco farmers) is changing big time. This is not a bad thing. It is all just very tied in with our way of life and I think the State government is handling it pretty well.

My County (Craven) has the second highest incidence of bladder cancer per year in the State.
28 per year.

You can go here to check your State and County and see a comparison....

statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov/cgi-bin/quickprofiles/profile.pl?37&071

Lost in the Fog,

I agree with you, will we ever know for sure what really does it,,? I have a friend who is dieing of lung cancer, never smoked in his life...so there ya go,,
why do these things happen to ones who are least likely to get it..hair die has been talked about as well, I have read several articles on that issue. It is a mystery for sure..when I think of all the crap in the air it isn't a wonder, my husband worked in the Ford Foundry, although he was a engineer his job took him out in the foundry on a daily basis and not at a 8 hour a day situation. He also was in the presence of agent orange in Vietnam. Many situations, but what final gave it to him, we will never know.....Ginger

I have been lurking on this website for awhile and havent introduced myself. I am a 52 year old female just diagnosed with a Ta1 papillary tumor. I just wanted to comment on this discussion about causes and smoking. I have none of the risk factors for BC....never smoked, exercised religiously, ate very healthily...organic broccoli and green tea everyday!, and so on. But I'm reading that 50 % of BC may be caused by acrylamine exposure outside of smoking, e.g. in diesel exhaust. I think they haven't found all the sources that may be a factor. Maybe even the semipermanent hair dye I've had applied every couple of months.... (hmmm, time to go grey)

BTW, this is a wonderful website. THe information and stories here gave me so much peace of mind during the wait for the pathology report. You folks are wonderful!

Well heres my take on the smoke issue,,my parents smoked, but not heavily, my dad quit at age 34 as he got blood clots in his legs,,(plybythes)?,, my mom died of a brain anyerisym,,at age 72, I know one thing, smoking is bad for everyone, but lots of people who are health nuts get bladder cancer, its is strange,,I can remember the nurses smoking at their desks when I was little when going to see my mom in the hospital. Smoking, as my daughter-in-law has told me over and over agin, she is a RN, contributes to issues with all the organs,,and ones make-up is what may catch you in the end. How your body deals with the infiltration of the nasty chemicals it promotes. Gene smoked right up til his surgery, then he quit, it is a hard habit to get rid off, and anyone who is trying I hope they succeed!!!! BUT IF YOU FAIL I STILL APPLAUD YOU FOR TRYING!!!
Ginger