Smoking and Bladder Cancer in Egypt

A case control study of smoking was carried out on 365 Egyptian males with bladder cancer divided into 278 patients (76%) with previous urinary bilharziasis and 87 (24%) without past infestation. The smoking index was significantly higher in both bilharzial and non-bilharzial patients with bladder c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Makhyoun, N. A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 1974
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2009323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/4447786
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Sumario:A case control study of smoking was carried out on 365 Egyptian males with bladder cancer divided into 278 patients (76%) with previous urinary bilharziasis and 87 (24%) without past infestation. The smoking index was significantly higher in both bilharzial and non-bilharzial patients with bladder cancer than their controls. A significant association was found between heavy and moderate cigarette smoking and bladder cancer developing in non-bilharzial subjects. The local habit of “meassel” smoking did not differ significantly between bladder cancer patients and controls.

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