Background: Bladder cancer is the most common cancer of the urethra and genital tract and is ranked ninth in terms of its incidence. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with bladder cancer in Ardabil province.Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that has been done on 81 patients with bladder cancer. Necessary information such as age, sex, blood type, RH, family history of bladder cancer, smoking, drug use, tumor stage and grade and type of tumor were collected from the patient's hospital record or by telephone interview.Results: Sixty seven patients (82.7%) were male. The mean age of patients was 66.9±15.02 years. The blood group A, was the most common type of blood. (39.5%) of all patients, 54.3% had cigarette smoking and 47(58%) live in city. The most common type of tumor grade was high-grade papillary urethral carcinoma (48.1%).The most common stages of the tumor was Ta (40.7%) and the most common clinical manifestation was hematuria (90.1%). 27 patients (33.3%) had a delay of more than 3 months between observation of hematuria and cystoscopy.Conclusions: The findings showed that the most common grade and stage of the tumor in patients were high-grade papillary urethral carcinoma and Ta; the most prevalent clinical presentation was hematuria; the prevalence of the disease was higher among males, at ages older than 70 years old, in people with a blood type A, and among people living in urban areas; a study with bigger sample size should be done in future in the country Iran.
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