Bladder Cancer
Classification : Prostate Bladder Cancer
By prostate Doc at 27 August, 2008, 10:25 am
Anatomy
The normal bladder epithelium consists of transitional cell lining, up to seven cell layers thick. Deep to the urothelium is the subepithelial connective tissue (lamina propria or submucosa) which contains irregularly arranged smooth muscle fibers. The muscularis (detrusor muscle) is adjacent to the lamina propria and is surrounded by perivesical fat.
Risk Factors : Prostate Bladder Cancer
By prostate Doc at 27 August, 2008, 10:17 am
Genetics
Numerous factors have been reported to be associated with bladder cancer. Al- though some genetic abnormalities have been associated with bladder cancer (p53, Rb, erbB-2, and loci on chromosome 9), these findings have not been uniform. Certain environmental exposures have been shown to correlate with bladder cancer.
Epidemiology : Prostate
By prostate Doc at 26 August, 2008, 10:42 am
Approximately 54,500 (1999 estimate) new cases are diagnosed annually in the United States, with a male-to-female predominance of 3 to 1 and an incidence of 18 in every 100,000 in the population.
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