Bladder Cancer: Ways to Detect A Serious Problem

Fatigue And Weakness

A characteristic of advanced stage bladder cancer, fatigue and weakness can be a manifestation of the disease in affected individuals. All cells in the body require certain nutrients and oxygen in order to carry out their own processes to perform their function and produce their energy. Nutrients absorbed from the food an individual consumes are packaged in the stomach and small intestine, and then they are transported to other organs such as the liver for further synthesis. The nutrients are eventually secreted into the bloodstream where they are carried to all of the cells around the body. The cells absorb the nutrients and utilize them in metabolic processes to produce a form of cellular energy called ATP. ATP makes it possible for each differentiated cell to carry out their specific role collectively in the main function of tissues and organs. Cancer is characterized by cells that do not function and multiply rapidly, causing damage to surrounding tissues. While cancer cells serve no useful purpose to an individual's body, they confiscate a significant portion of the nutrients all cells need to produce energy. This malfunction leaves less overall nutrients and oxygen for the healthy cells to utilize in their own processes. This mechanism causes an affected individual to experience feelings of fatigue and weakness as their body attempts to conserve the small amount of energy it has.