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- Risk factor smoking
- Bladder cancer: smoking is a big risk factor
- Chain smokers develop more aggressive bladder cancer
- Other factors besides smoking
Risk factor smoking
There are many harmful effects of smoking that physicians refer to again and again. It is now well known that cigarette consumption is a risk factor for various cancers.
Smoking can not only cause bladder cancer, it can also make more aggressive tumors in the bladder .
Bladder cancer: smoking is a big risk factor
Bladder cancer arises due to various factors. The most common causes, however, include smoking - whether active or passive. Experts of the German Cancer Aid assume that about 30 to 70 percent of all bladder cancers are due to smoking.
Chain smokers develop more aggressive bladder cancer
As a result of smoking, especially when cigarettes are consumed in large numbers, the tumors in the bladder develop much more aggressively than other causes. People who smoke intensely are more likely to suffer from a deadly form of bladder cancer. Unlike sufferers who did not smoke or only slightly. This is the first evidence of American study results. They also point out that the harmful effects of smoking are gradually increasing with increasing cigarette consumption.
Other factors besides smoking
Although more aggressive tumors are present in the bladder, the study also suggests that other factors influence patient survival. These are the age of the person affected, the stage of the disease, surgical criteria and concomitant therapy.
