Bladder Cancer

Smoking and diabetes link seen postmenopausal women

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 17th, 2002

Findings in a study published in the December 1, 2002 issue of Cancer indicate that cigarette smoking is a significant risk factor in urinary bladder cancer in postmenopausal women, a group that has until now received little attention in the study of bladder cancer.

Current smokers were at greatest risk for bladder cancer, but importantly, their risk decreased as the time since quitting increased. Other factors identified in postmenopausal women as potentially contributing to bladder cancer risk included diabetes and lifestyle. Unmarried women and women who engaged in no physical activity were at increased risk for bladder cancer.

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-12-17)

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