In many countries medicines for tuberculosis, cancer, Aids and other life-threatening ailments as well as vaccines for polio are given free of charge. Residents suffering from common ailments will be able to get treatment from pharmacists under the new service.
1 Age: Most people who get bladder cancer are older in age. The average age at diagnosis is 73, and 90 percent of patients are over age 55.  Race: Bladder cancer is twice as common among Caucasians as African Americans. This disease is less common among Hispanics, Asians and Native Americans.
When diagnosed and treated in a localized stage, bladder cancer is very treatable, with a five-year cancer-specific survival rate approaching 95 percent. Smoking is the greatest risk factor for bladder cancer. The incidence increases in people 50 years of age and older.