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The effect of age and gender on bladder cancer: a critical review of the literature.

Abstract：

:While patient age and gender are important factors in the clinical decision-making for treating urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB), there are no evidence-based recommendations to guide healthcare professionals. We review previous reports on the influence of age and gender on the incidence, biology, mortality and treatment of UCB. Using MEDLINE, we searched for previous reports published between January 1966 and July 2009. While men are three to four times more likely to develop UCB than women, women present with more advanced disease and have worse survival rates. The disparity among genders is proposed to be the result of a differential exposure to carcinogens (i.e. tobacco and chemicals) as well as reflecting genetic, anatomical, hormonal, societal and environmental factors. Inpatient length of stay, referral patterns for haematuria and surgical outcomes suggest that inferior quality of care for women might be an additional cause of gender inequalities. Age is the greatest single risk factor for developing UCB and dying from it once diagnosed. Elderly patients face both clinical and institutional barriers to appropriate treatment; they receive less aggressive treatment and sub-therapeutic dosing. Much evidence suggests that chronological age alone is an inadequate indicator in determining the clinical and behavioural response of older patients to UCB and its treatment. Epidemiological and mechanistic molecular studies should be encouraged to design, analyse and report gender- and age-specific associations. Improved bladder cancer awareness in the lay and medical communities, careful patient selection, treatment tailored to the needs and the physiological and physical reserve of the individual patient, and proactive postoperative care are particularly important. We must strive to develop transdisciplinary collaborative efforts to provide tailored gender- and age-specific care for patients with UCB.

journal_name

BJU Int

journal_title

BJU international

authors

Shariat SF,Sfakianos JP,Droller MJ,Karakiewicz PI,Meryn S,Bochner BH

doi

10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.09076.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-02-01 00:00:00

pages

300-8

issue

eissn

1464-4096

issn

1464-410X

pii

BJU9076

journal_volume

105

pub_type

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The effect of age and gender on bladder cancer: a critical review of the literature.