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Bladder Cancer
Research findings from University of Washington, Medical Department update understanding of bladder cancer
March 31st, 2009
"Upper tract tumors occur in 2% to 7% of patients after primary bladder cancer, making surveillance upper tract imaging part of bladder cancer management. We determined the cumulative incidence of secondary upper tract tumor development after primary bladder cancer and risk factors for secondary upper tract tumors using contemporary population based data," investigators in the United States report. "We identified patients with bladder cancer in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results cancer registry from 1988 to 2003. All subsequent cases of upper tract tumors were ascertained. Multivariate Cox survival analysis was performed to evaluate risk factors for...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-03-31)
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