Bladder Cancer in Patients Younger than 40 years: Outcomes from the National Cancer Database - Beyond the Abstract
This study is limited by its retrospective nature and the lack of granular information provided by the National Cancer Database. Yet, the population-based data generated by a nationwide database of this caliber gives us a unique insight into the clinical, pathological, and survival outcomes of bladder cancer in a small subset of bladder cancer patients such as those aged 18 to 40 years. More studies will be needed however to determine how to better risk stratify young adults at the time of diagnosis.
Written by: Claire de la Calle, MD, Department of Urology, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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