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|Videos|January 6, 2021
Tobacco cessation critical to preventing bladder cancer recurrence
Author(s)Urology Times staff
Vikram M. Narayan, MD, discusses how smoking is the most significant known risk factor for bladder cancer.
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Vikram M. Narayan, MD, of Emory University, Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, discusses how smoking, including secondhand smoke, is often the single leading cause of bladder cancer.
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