The incidence of bladder cancer continues to increase, with an estimated 53,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States in 1996-90% of which are transitional cell carcinomas. The male-to-female ratio is 3:1. A number of etiological factors are associated with the development of bladder cancer, but
Cancer of the urinary bladder ?Epidemiology and aetiology
โ Scribed by Morrison, R.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-5623
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