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Bladder Cancer

Disease

Overweight teens at high risk of urothelial cancer

Israeli Defense Force researchers following 1,110,835 adolescents found a body mass index at or above the 85th percentile at age 17 was linked to a 42 percent higher risk of later urothelial cancer. Over 18 years of follow-up, 661 people developed the disease.

Food

Red meat, processed meat linked to higher risk of bladder cancer

A meta-analysis of 21 studies found people eating the most red meat and processed meat were 17 and 10 percent more likely to be diagnosed with bladder cancer. Overall meat consumption showed no association; the link appeared in US and Canadian studies.

Aug 8, 2011

Drug

FDA: Diabetes drug Actos linked to bladder cancer

The FDA said it is reviewing a possible link between the diabetes drug Actos and bladder cancer. Five years of manufacturer data showed a statistically insignificant 20% overall increase, but a significant rise among patients on the drug more than two years or at the highest doses.

Sep 18, 2010

Food

Meat ups bladder cancer risk

University of Texas researchers examined data from 1,700 people and found those who regularly ate well-done meat were more than twice as likely to develop bladder cancer as people who preferred rare meat. Certain genes raised risk almost fivefold, the lead author said.

Apr 22, 2010

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