No clear associations of adult BMI and diabetes mellitus with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer recurrence and progression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients are at high risk for tumour recurrence and progression, hence an intensive follow-up procedure is recommended which is costly. Identification of factors that are associated with the risk of recurrence and progression may enable personalized follow-up schedules. Obesity and diabetes mellitus may be associated with a worse prognosis, but the evidence is limited and inconsistent. Our objective was to determine the associations of BMI and diabetes mellitus with risks of recurrence and progression among non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients.

Methods

A population-based cohort of patients diagnosed with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer between 1995 and 2010 was retrospectively identified from the Netherlands Cancer Regi

SUBMITTER: Evers J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7094867 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature