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What is the burden of bladder cancer in the U.S.?

Bladder cancer figures in the dubious top 10 list of cancers with an estimated 70,530 new cases occurring in 2010 within the U.S. Bladder cancer is about four times more likely to be diagnosed in men than in women and two times higher in white men than in African-American men. An estimated 14,680 people died of bladder cancer in 2010.

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Comment from: reformed smoker, 75 or over Male (Patient) Published: April 03

I am a white male, nearly 76 years old. I smoked from ages 14 to 49. I quit cold turkey 27 years ago. After turning 75, I developed bladder cancer. So, in this narrow sense it seems like it didn't do me much good to have quit (although I wish I had never started). The medical "rules" have exceptions and it appears I am one of them. I also grew recurring polyps within three months, which can be excised at this stage but I soon have another quarterly exam which will probably not bring me any joy.

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