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Bladder Cancer
Columbia University publishes research in bladder cancer
January 13th, 2009
"Bladder cancer is the fifth most commonly diagnosed non-cutaneous solid malignancy, and the second most commonly diagnosed genitourinary malignancy amongst people living in the United States, where it is estimated that more than 6 1,000 new cases of bladder cancer will be diagnosed in the year 2008. Approximately 90% of malignant tumors arising in the urinary bladder are of epithelial origin, the majority being transitional cell carcinomas," scientists writing in the Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology report. "Early stage bladder tumors have been classified into two groups with distinct behavior and unique molecular profiles: low grade tumors (always...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-13)
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