Bladder cancer has been a matter interest as it is concerning the causative relationship between kidney stones and bladder cancer.
Recent data show that patients with bladder cancer are more likely to have a history of kidney stones or have been diagnosed with the disease many years later.
Since the patients experience constant pain and pressure due to renal calculi, they are at a higher risk of contracting tumors in the urinary bladder.
It is still uncertain if kidney stones are related to bladder cancer, primarily due to similar risk factors including obesity, smoking and urinary tract infections.
Bladder cancer risk is elevated for patients when they were diagnosed with kidney stones before the age of 40.
There are indications of positive correlation between kidney stone formation and bladder cancer though more research is needed to find the link.