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People unaware of smoking, bladder cancer risk
09 Jul 2008
While smoking cigarettes accounts for up to half of all cases of bladder cancer, many people are unaware of the link.
A new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that only 22 per cent of bladder cancer patients were aware of the associated risk involved with smoking.
Research shows that in the first four years after giving up cigarettes, the risk of developing bladder cancer falls by 40 per cent.
Senior author of the report, professor James E Montie, said: "The general public understands that cigarette smoking can lead to lung cancer, but very few people understand that it also can lead to bladder cancer."
Fellow researcher Dr Seth A Strope, clinical lecturer in the U-M Department of Urology, added that "a big gap exists between patient knowledge and their actual risk".
Previous research has found that tobacco smoking is responsible for approximately 65 per cent of male bladder cancer cases and 30 per cent of female bladder cancer cases in the population of developed countries.
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