Bladder cancer in men happens when cancerous tissue grows in or around the bladder, which stores urine until you pee. Bladder cancer is four times more likely to happen in men than in women and is three times as life threatening in men as in women. Bladder cancer can be curable if you find it early.

Frequent urination means that you have to urinate more often than you usually do. 1, 3 This symptom can result from an overactive bladder or a weak bladder. It can happen due to various reasons such as neurological disorders, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, hormonal changes during menopause in women, conditions affecting the bladder, such as tumors or bladder stones, factors that get in the way of urine leaving the bladder, such as enlarged prostate, constipation or previous surgery to treat incontinence, medications that cause your body to make a lot of urine or require that you take them with lots of fluids, Drinking too much caffeine or alcohol, Declining cognitive function due to aging, which may make it more difficult for your bladder to understand the signals it receives from your brain, etc. Thus, it need not be a bladder cancer always, but there is a chance of bladder cancer being the reason behind OAB.

These symptoms are more likely to be caused by something other than cancer, such as a urinary tract infection (UTI), bladder stones, an overactive bladder, or an enlarged prostate (in men). Still, it’s important to have them checked by a doctor so that the cause can be found and treated, if needed.

For reasons not entirely understood, bladder cancer affects men three to four times more often than women, with nine out of 10 cases occurring over age 55. The disease is more common in white than black men. The exact cause of one's bladder cancer is not always certain, but there are contributing factors that healthcare providers can point to.