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National Differences in the Management of Bladder Cancer

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Carcinoma of the Bladder

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Abstract

The treatment of bladder cancer is very similar in Western Europe and the United States. Nevertheless, certain differences in treatment approach can be identified between countries. Within Europe, the preferred specific treatment protocols in France, Spain, and other south European countries are somewhat different from those in the north European countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Benelux countries, and the Scandinavian countries. Comparing European countries and the United States, on the other hand, there are certain differences in attitude toward the use of surgical techniques and radiation therapy.

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  1. St. George’s Hospital, Lohmühlenstrasse 5, D-20099, Hamburg, Germany

    H.-P. Heilmann MD (Professor of Radiation Oncology, Head of the Hermann-Holthusen-Institute for Radiotherapy)

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Southern California, USC/Norris Cancer Center, 1441 Eastlake Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA

    Zbigniew Petrovich MD, FACR (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Urology, UZ Gasthuisberg, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Luc Baert MD, PhD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  3. Department of Radiation Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Allegheny University Hospitals, Center City, Mail Stop 200, Broad & Vine Sts., Philadelphia, PA, 19102-1192, USA

    Luther W. Brady MD (Professor) (Professor)

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Heilmann, HP. (1998). National Differences in the Management of Bladder Cancer. In: Petrovich, Z., Baert, L., Brady, L.W. (eds) Carcinoma of the Bladder. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60258-0_29

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