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An Institution-Based Demographic Study of Urinary Bladder Cancer from North India

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Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) is among the top ten cancers worldwide. Incidence is rising mainly attributed to environmental contamination due to chemical carcinogens and smoking habits. Recently, we have seen a higher number of UBC patients and thus aim to study the associated epidemiological parameters. This was a single-center retrospective analysis that involved histology-proven UBC patients presented from the inception of medical oncology services. Clinical, demographic data and history of exposure to potential risk factors were noted. A telephonic interview with the patient or family members was conducted for the missing data. Mean age of patients was 60.36 ± 10.33 years. More than half of the patients were of the geriatric age group. Males were affected 7.5 times more as compared to females. Sixty-four percent of the patients were smokers. Seventy-three percent of the patients had a residence in the plains or Terai region. Thirty percent of the patients reported farming as their occupation. Anthranilic diamide, chlorpyriphos cypermethrin, lesenta (imidacloprid + fipronil), and tricyclazole were the commonly used insecticides/pesticides. Untreated groundwater, river, or pond was the source of drinking water for 68% of the patients. The insecticides/pesticides used in agriculture and the subsequent contamination of food and water serving as the vehicle for the potential carcinogens need a critical review and are hypothesis-generating.

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  1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India

    Parmod Kumar, Samaksh Sharma, Deepak Sundriyal, Shiv Charan Navria & Amit Sehrawat

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SS, PK, and DS were involved in data collection. DS, AS, and SN prepared the manuscript. AS and SN did critical review. All authors approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Deepak Sundriyal.

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Kumar, P., Sharma, S., Sundriyal, D. et al. An Institution-Based Demographic Study of Urinary Bladder Cancer from North India. Indian J Surg Oncol 13, 432–434 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-022-01508-8

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