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
Etiology, epidemiology, and pathology of prostatic cancer
โ Scribed by L. M. Franks
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1973
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 372 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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