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Sex-specific familial risks of urinary bladder cancer and associated neoplasms in Sweden.
International journal of cancer - 1 May 2009
Bermejo Justo Lorenzo, Sundquist Jan, Hemminki Kari
Abstract excerpt
Male gender and a family history of cancer are established risk factors for urinary bladder neoplasms. This study used the latest update of the Swedish Family-Cancer Database, which includes 42,255 bladder cancer patients, to investigate the sex-specific incidences and types of tumors in relatives of bladder cancer patients. Men with parents or siblings affected by lung cancer did not show an increased risk of...
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