Bladder Cancer

Hispanics More Likely than Caucasians to Develop Major Complications after Radical Cystectomy

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

November 2013, Vol 4, No 9

Vancouver, Canada—The odds of having a major complication after a radical cystectomy, which is performed as part of the treatment for bladder cancer, are higher for Hispanics than for Caucasians, researchers have found. They calculated that the rate of such complications was 23.53% for Hispanic Americans compared with 16.09% for Caucasian Americans.

Mutational Analysis Leads Search for New Treatments for Bladder Cancer

By Debra Wood, RN

Bladder Cancer, Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

April 2011, Vol 2, No 2

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