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bladder cancer |
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bladder cancerMalignant tumour of the bladder. The most significant risk factor associated with bladder cancer is smoking. Exposure to chemicals called arylamines, which are used in the leather, rubber, printing, and textiles industries, is another risk factor. Most bladder cancers are diagnosed after the age of 60; men are affected more than women. Symptoms include blood in the urine, difficulty urinating, excessive urination, or, more rarely, painful urination. Bladder cancer can be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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High fluid intake has been shown to reduce incidences of urinary bladder cancer, colorectal cancer and coronary heart disease, with results even at five or six glasses of water a day. Thus, it should be no surprise that PAHs cause lung and urinary bladder cancer in aluminium workers who inhale these compounds and that PAHs may cause cancer of the digestive system in belugas, because these animals ingest fish that feed on plankton and invertebrates living in the contaminated sediments of the Saguenay river (10). In addition to our currently marketed VANTAS, this includes VALSTAR(R), the only approved drug therapy for certain urinary bladder cancer patients, which we recently acquired and expect to launch around year-end 2006. |
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