Cigarette smoking has been linked to worse outcomes in patients treated for bladder cancer – The Press Stories

Reviewed Emily Henderson, B.Sc.September 14 2020
Systematic study and meta-analysis by USC Geck Medicine show that patients who have been treated for cancer of the bladder through surgery called acute cystectomy may have worse outcomes if they are smokers. The study appeared Kidney Magazine.
This study is important because although it is known that tobacco smoking is the leading cause of bladder cancer, this is the first study to suggest that smoking puts bladder cancer patients at risk after …

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