Preliminary report of a multicentric study on environmental risk factors in Ta-T1 transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder: A study from Gruppo Studi Tumori Urologici (GSTU) Foundation

Urologia Internationalis

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 152-158

  Serretta, V ^a,g   Morgia, G ^b   Altieri, V ^c   Pavone Macaluso, M ^a   Scuto, F ^a   Allegro, R ^a   Di Lallo, A ^d   Cindolo, L ^e   Melloni, D ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Civic Hospital   (Italy)

^e Department of Urology   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Bladder cancer, environmental risk factors; Smoking; Ta T1 transitional cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; EPIRUBICIN; HAIR DYE; MINERAL WATER;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PASSIVE SMOKING; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33746894165     PISSN: 00421138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000093911     Document Type: Article

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