The nurse is collecting data for a patient who has suspected cancer of the bladder. What finding would the nurse recognize as the most common symptom of cancer of the bladder?
a. Pain
b. Burning on urination
c. Urine retention
d. Hematuria
ANS: D
Cancer of the bladder usually causes painless hematuria.
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