Bladder cancer is among the ten most common cancers globally, causes considerable
morbidity and mortality and is, therefore, a substantial burden for health-care systems. The …

Context Radical cystectomy (RC) is associated with frequent morbidity and prolonged length
of stay (LOS) irrespective of surgical approach. Increasing evidence from colorectal surgery …

Context Cigarette smoking is the best-established risk factor for urothelial carcinoma (UC).
However, the effect of smoking on outcomes of UC patients remains debated. Objective To …

Cigarette smoking has been implicated in causing many cancers and cancer deaths. There
is mounting evidence indicating that smoking negatively impacts cancer treatment efficacy …

Purpose To review the currently available literature reporting the patterns of recurrence and
their predictive factors after open radical cystectomy (RC) for bladder cancer. Methods A …

Importance Studies investigating the association of cigarette smoking with prostate cancer
incidence and outcomes have revealed controversial results. Objective To systematically …

Context Cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for urothelial carcinoma. Objective To
elucidate the association between pretreatment smoking status, cumulative exposure, and …

Purpose: Studies exploring the association of cigarette smoking and long-term survival
outcomes following radical cystectomy have yielded mixed results. We performed a …

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Tobacco use constitutes the largest preventable cause of death and disability in developed
countries and a rapidly growing health problem in develo** nations. It is responsible for …