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. 2006 Mar;45(3):361-7; quiz 368.
doi: 10.1007/s00120-006-1018-6.

[The causes of urinary bladder cancer and possibilities of prevention]

[Article in German]
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[The causes of urinary bladder cancer and possibilities of prevention]

[Article in German]
K Golka et al. Urologe A. 2006 Mar.

Abstract

Bladder cancer is a malignant disease with exogenous and thus avoidable causative factors. Cigarette smoking is by far the most relevant risk factor and a clear dose-response relationship has been documented. That the bladder cancer risk decreases only a few years after the cessation of smoking is noteworthy. Occupational exposure, particularly to aromatic amines such as benzidine and beta-naphthylamine and to certain azo dyes, represents another important risk factor. At high risk are workers involved in the production of these chemicals and, to a lesser extent, those processing them. The currently known environmental factors seem to play a minor role. Treatment-induced risks causing secondary bladder cancer also have to be considered. Currently, the prevention of bladder cancer mainly involves avoiding exposure to known causative factors and early detection of the disease in high risk populations.

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