The present and future burden of urinary bladder cancer in the world

Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) is a common disease worldwide. At any point in time 2.7 million people have a history of UBC. The incidence of UBC varies over the world with highest rates in developed communities. But the burden of UBC will increase in less developed areas of the world. These changes c...

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Autores principales: Ploeg, Martine, Aben, Katja K. H., Kiemeney, Lambertus A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Topic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2694323/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19219610
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00345-009-0383-3
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Sumario:Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) is a common disease worldwide. At any point in time 2.7 million people have a history of UBC. The incidence of UBC varies over the world with highest rates in developed communities. But the burden of UBC will increase in less developed areas of the world. These changes can be attributed to global changes in exposure to risk factors for UBC and growth and aging of the world population.

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