Unveiling an Association between Waterpipe Smoking and Bladder Cancer Risk: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in Iran.

Maryam Hadji Hamideh Rashidian Maryam Marzban Abbas Rezaianzadeh Alireza Ansari-Moghaddam Mahdieh Bakhshi Abdol Azim Nejatizadeh Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi Ahmad Naghibzadeh-Tahami Ali Akbar Haghdoost Elham Mohebbi Neal D Freedman Reza Malekzadeh Arash Etemadi Farin Kamangar Elisabete Weiderpass Eero Pukkala Paolo Boffetta Kazem Zendehdel

Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2024)

The study provides compelling evidence that waterpipe smoking is a confirmed human carcinogen, demanding action from policymakers.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
endothelial cells
spinal cord injury
induced pluripotent stem cells
cross sectional