Résumé
Bladder cancer is a common malignancy and accounts for 8,000 new cases and 4,000 deaths each year in France. Numerous factors may be responsible for the development of this disease, first of which are smoking and occupational exposure to chemicals. Main data regarding etiology, epidemiology and biology of bladder cancer are detailed. Diagnostic and therapeutic advances as well as actual research directions are presented.
| Titre traduit de la contribution | Urothelial bladder cancers |
|---|---|
| langue originale | Français |
| Pages (de - à) | 16-25 |
| Nombre de pages | 10 |
| journal | Bulletin du Cancer |
| Volume | 85 |
| Numéro de publication | SUPPL. 1 |
| état | Publié - 28 oct. 1998 |
| Modification externe | Oui |
mots-clés
- Bladder cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Etiology
- Prognostic factors
- Radiotherapy
- Tumor biology