Muscle invasive bladder cancer in Upper Egypt: the shift in risk factors and tumor characteristics

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In Egypt, where bilharziasis is endemic, bladder cancer is the commonest cancer in males and the 2<sup>nd </sup>in females; squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the commonest type found, with a peculiar mode of presentation....

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Main Authors: Hameed Diaa A, Abd-Elsayed Alaa A, Selim Mohie, Zarzour Ali H, AbdelAziz Mohammad A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/250