Risk factors associated with bladder cancer occurrence and recurrence, an epidemiological and clinical approach KU Leuven
In Flanders, invasive bladder cancer is the seventh most common cause of cancer for both sexes combined. Worldwide bladder cancer ranks ninth in cancer incidence. In men, it is the fifth most common malignancy. It affects merely older patients, the mean age of diagnosis is 72 years and the men/women ratio is 5.46. The relative 5 year survival, an approximation for the disease-specific survival, is 47% in men and 54% in women[i],[ii]. Both ...