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=Urinary bladder cancer= | =Urinary bladder cancer= | ||
The most common type of cancer to affect the bladder is ''urothelial carcinoma'' | The most common type of cancer to affect the bladder is ''urothelial carcinoma''. This is covered in the ''[[urothelium]]'' article. | ||
Risk factors for bladder cancer ''SEX LIC'': | |||
*[[Schistosoma haematobium|'''S'''chistomsoma haematobium]] - esp. squamous cell carcinoma.<ref name=pmid17483025/> | |||
*'''EX'''trophy of the bladder. | |||
*'''L'''ithiasis. | |||
*'''I'''ndwelling catheter ''or'' chronic '''I'''nflammation.<ref name=pmid17483025>{{Cite journal | last1 = Michaud | first1 = DS. | title = Chronic inflammation and bladder cancer. | journal = Urol Oncol | volume = 25 | issue = 3 | pages = 260-8 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1016/j.urolonc.2006.10.002 | PMID = 17483025 }}</ref> | |||
*'''C'''yclophosphamide. | |||
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*[[Urothelial carcinoma]]. | *[[Urothelial carcinoma]] - most common in the Western world. | ||
*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder]]. | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the urinary bladder]] - most common in areas with ''Schistosoma''. | ||
*Adenocarcinoma - see ''[[urachal carcinoma]]''. | *Adenocarcinoma - see ''[[urachal carcinoma]]''. | ||