Which gender is more affected?
♂ > ♀ [1][2]
What is the peak incidence?
60–70 years
Describe the cancer sites of urogenital cancer.
Bladder (90%)
Renal pelvis and renal calyces (8%)
Ureter and urethra (2%)
How common is bladder cancer?
Bladder cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the United States.
List 3 histological types of urinary tract cancer.
Transitional cell (urothelial) carcinoma: most common (∼ 95%) type of cancer of the bladder, ureter, renal pelvis, and proximal urethra in male individuals
Squamous cell carcinoma: most common (∼ 60%) type of cancer of the distal urethra in male individuals and the entire urethra in female individuals
Adenocarcinoma: the rarest type of urinary tract cancer (< 5%)
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