Bladder carcinoma
Bladder cancers
Updated: 07/02/2023
© Jun Wang, MD, PhD
General
features
- Most common malignancy in urinary system
- Ninth most common malignancy worldwide
- More common in older population, white, male
Risk
factors
- Chemical carcinogens: aromatic amines, etc
- Cigarette smoking
- Arsenic
- Chronic cystitis
- Human papilloma virus
- Iatrogenic: Radiation, cyclophosphamide, analgesics, etc
- Others: Family history, genetic, etc
Classification
- Urothelial cancers
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