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Bladder Cancer
New bladder cancer research from M. Schultzel and colleagues discussed
May 13th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Urology, "We examined the incidence rates of bladder cancer using California Cancer Registry data to determine if any trends exist. Complete records of the 55,159 cases of invasive bladder cancer were examined from the original 92,677 bladder cancer cases recorded in the California Cancer Registry between 1988 and 2004." "California Cancer Registry data showed a universal late age peak in age specific incidence of bladder cancer in men and women, and across ethnic boundaries. The rate of annual increase in the percent of bladder cancer in individuals 85 years or older was increasing about 10 times as...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-05-13)
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