title: Current concepts in the role of intravesical instillations in the therapy and prophylaxis of superficial transitional-cell cancer of the bladder. The Finnbladder Research Group.
abstract: A survey on superficial, local urinary bladder cancer, its prognostic factors, and instillation treatments is presented on the basis of experience with approximately 1,000 patients over a period of 20 years, experimental investigations, and the literature. Personal opinions and practical recommendations are presented in 11 conclusive theses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Alfthan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jauhiainen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaasinen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liukkonen
mesh_terms: D000283:Administration, Intravesical; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000639:trends*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014572:Urology / Q000639:trends*