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Bladder Cancer
Investigators at Kobe University publish new data on bladder cancer
April 1st, 2008
In this recent study, researchers in Kobe, Japan conducted a study "To identify risk factors for developing subsequent bladder cancer in patients undergoing surgical management of transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) of the upper urinary tract. This study included 177 patients who were diagnosed as having clinically localized upper urinary tract TCC and thereafter underwent nephroureterectomy after exclusion of those with a previous and/or concurrent history of bladder cancer." "Univariate and multivariate analyses using both the logistic regression model and the Cox proportional hazards model were carried out in these 177 patients to determine the risk factors for...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-01)
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