title: The present and future burden of urinary bladder cancer in the world.
abstract: Urinary bladder cancer (UBC) is a common disease worldwide. At any point in time 2.7 million people have a history of UBC. The incidence of UBC varies over the world with highest rates in developed communities. But the burden of UBC will increase in less developed areas of the world. These changes can be attributed to global changes in exposure to risk factors for UBC and growth and aging of the world population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, PO Box 9101, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands. m.ploeg@uro.umcn.nl
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ploeg
authors.forename: Katja K H
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Aben
authors.forename: Lambertus A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Kiemeney
mesh_terms: D017281:Cost of Illness; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*