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Common risk factors in the development of bladder cancer are smoking, occupational exposure to chemicals, chronic bladder irritation, [[chemotherapy]], [[radiation therapy]], [[arsenic]], personal history of cancer in the [[urinary tract]], [[congenital]] bladder anomalies, and aristolochic acids. | Common risk factors in the development of bladder cancer are smoking, occupational exposure to chemicals, chronic bladder irritation, [[chemotherapy]], [[radiation therapy]], [[arsenic]], personal history of cancer in the [[urinary tract]], [[congenital]] bladder anomalies, and aristolochic acids. | ||
==Common Risk Factors== | |||
* Smoking<ref>Risk factors for bladder cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bladder/risks/?region=ab#Genetics Accessed on October, 1 2015 </ref> | |||
* Smoking<ref>Risk factors for bladder cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bladder/risks/?region=ab#Genetics </ref> | |||
* Occupational exposure to chemicals | * Occupational exposure to chemicals | ||
:* Textiles | :* Textiles | ||
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* Aristolochic acids | * Aristolochic acids | ||
==Less Common Risk Factors== | |||
* [[Chlorine]] by-products | * [[Chlorine]] by-products | ||
* [[Genetics]]<ref name=”cancergov”>National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/types/bladder/hp/bladder-treatment-pdq#link/_359_toc </ref> | * [[Genetics]]<ref name=”cancergov”>National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/types/bladder/hp/bladder-treatment-pdq#link/_359_toc Accessed on October, 1 2015 </ref> | ||
:* [[HRAS]] mutation | :* [[HRAS]] mutation | ||
:* [[Retinoblastoma protein|Rb1]] mutation | :* [[Retinoblastoma protein|Rb1]] mutation | ||
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of bladder cancer are smoking, occupational exposure to chemicals, chronic bladder irritation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, arsenic, personal history of cancer in the urinary tract, congenital bladder anomalies, and aristolochic acids.
Common Risk Factors
- Smoking[1]
- Occupational exposure to chemicals
- Textiles
- Rubber
- Paint
- Leather
- Dye
- Metal
- Machining
- Plastics
- Transportation
- Chronic bladder irritation
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- Trauma
- Radiation therapy
- Arsenic
- Personal history of cancer in the urinary tract
- Congenital bladder anomalies
- Urachus
- Exstrophy
- Aristolochic acids
Less Common Risk Factors
- Overuse of analgesics
- Outdoor air pollution
References
- ↑ Risk factors for bladder cancer. Canadian Cancer Society 2015. http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/bladder/risks/?region=ab#Genetics Accessed on October, 1 2015
- ↑ National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/types/bladder/hp/bladder-treatment-pdq#link/_359_toc Accessed on October, 1 2015