Bladder Cancer Survivors Who Do Not Smoke Have Better Longitudinal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures: An Assessment of the Comparative Effectiveness and Survivorship Health in Bladder Cancer (CEASE-BC) Study.

Hannah KaySarah N SilverAngela B SmithRamsankar BasakKimberly ShoenbillDeborah UsingerAdam O GoldsteinRichard S MatulewiczRonald ChenMarc A Bjurlin

Published in: The Journal of urology (2024)

Patients with BC who do not smoke have significantly better HRQoL scores in the domains of physical function, emotional function, and fatigue. These results underscore the need to treat smoking as an essential component of BC care.

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