Family History and Risk of Bladder Cancer: An Analysis Accounting for First- and Second-degree Relatives.
Evan Yi-Wen YuMariana C SternXuejuan JiangLi TangPiet A van den BrandtChih-Ming LuMargaret R KaragasCarlo La VecchiaCristina BosettiJerry PoleselKlaus GolkaZuo-Feng ZhangPaul VilleneuveMaurice P ZeegersAnke WesseliusPublished in: Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2022)
This study found a positive association between family history and bladder cancer in first- and second-degree relatives, with an added effect attributed to smoking. Given the detriments of bladder cancer, at-risk individuals should receive family history screening and tobacco cessation and avoidance counseling.