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Bladder cancer:
- M/F ratio?
- ethnic predisposition?
- 3:1
- Caucasians
What is the most significant risk factor for bladder cancer in the US?

What are the vast maj. of bladder cancers dx'ed in the US?
tobacco abuse.

"Transitional Cell" carcinoma
The most common sx of bladder cancer is what?
gross or microscopic hematuria
The majority of patients with superficial tumors (stage Ta or T1) can be effectively treated with....
Transurethral resection alone
Are partial cystecomies often performed?
no, because of the high risk of local recurrance
When cancer has spread outside of the bladder, what is the tx of choice?
platinum-based chemo
Gender ratio of kidney cancer?
2:1 female to male
What is the best test to dx kidney cancer?
CT of the abdomen w/ contrast
Are conventional chemo and Xrt typically effective for renal cell carcinoma? What is the only curative tx?
no.
surgical removal of the tumor
Can immunotx be useful in advanced renal cell carcinoma?
- which are used?
yes, it can slow progression of dz in 1/3 of pts
- IL-2 and interferon
circumcision cuts the risk of which cancer to nil?
penile carcinoma
- can be up to 10% of cancers in males in some african countries.