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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1999 91(13):1102-1103; doi:10.1093/jnci/91.13.1102
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 13, 1102-1103, July 7, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

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Prevention Study Turns Spotlight on Bladder Cancer

Tom Reynolds

Bladder cancer, which gets little public attention compared with high-profile cancers like those of the breast and prostate, made news recently when a study suggested drinking lots of fluid may help prevent the disease.

At the same time, some experts hesitate to endorse this seemingly simple prevention approach, partly because other studies suggest that chemicals sometimes found in drinking water may increase the risk of this type of cancer.

That paradox is one of several unusual facets of the struggle to control a disease diagnosed in 55,000 Americans each year. Bladder cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in men, eighth in women. No one knows why it is nearly four times more common in men: Smoking and occupation play roles, but after these factors are accounted for, the male excess persists. While squamous cell bladder cancer is prevalent in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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