Bladder and Other Urothelial Cancers Screening (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version

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Changes to This Summary (03/02/2018)

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Description of the Evidence

Updated statistics with estimated new cases for 2018 (cited American Cancer Society as reference 1). Also added text to state that the incidence is four times higher in men than in women.

Updated statistics with estimated deaths for 2018. Also revised text to state that from 1950 to 2005, the incidence of bladder cancer increased by approximately 50%, but from 2005 to 2014, incidence rates declined by 0.8% per year (cited Ries et al. as reference 3).

This summary is written and maintained by the PDQ Screening and Prevention Editorial Board, which is editorially independent of NCI. The summary reflects an independent review of the literature and does not represent a policy statement of NCI or NIH. More information about summary policies and the role of the PDQ Editorial Boards in maintaining the PDQ summaries can be found on the About This PDQ Summary and PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database pages.

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