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Bladder Cancer
Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier for Some
January 20th, 2009
Bladder cancer is much more likely to be deadly for women and African-Americans, but the reasons long believed to explain the phenomenon account for only part of the differences for such patients compared to their white and male counterparts, according to results published in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Cancer. The results present a stark question for doctors and patients: If age, tumor type, and stage of the disease upon diagnosis don't account for all the increased lethality of the disease in women and African-Americans, then what does' It's a gaping question facing researchers who have long confronted an irony of bladder cancer, the...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-20)
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