Health
Study: Cigarette smoking is linked to worse outcomes in patients treated for bladder cancer – News-Medical.Net
Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Keck Medicine of USC. The study appeared in The Journal of Urology.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 14 2020
Patients treated for bladder cancer with a surgery known as radical cystectomy have worse outcomes if they are smokers, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis by Keck Medicine of USC. The study appeared in The Journal of Urology.
This study is important because while 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 diagnosi…
-
General19 hours agoKim Nok-wan sentenced to life in prison for sexual abuse and exploitation of hundreds of people in South Korea
-
General18 hours agoXi Jinping tells Donald Trump Taiwan’s ‘return to China’ is key to international post-war order
-
General18 hours agoLabor path to pass nature laws in last week narrows
-
Business16 hours agoIs the 2025 ASX share selloff your chance to buy generational bargains?