You have accessJournal of UrologyDiscussed Poster, Sunday, May 9, 2004, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm1 Apr 2004377: Distribution of Smoking, Water Resource and Other Environmental Factors in Patients Affected by Superficial Bladder Cancer Vincenzo Serretta, Vincenzo Altieri, Giuseppe Morgia, Rosalinda Allegro, Alessandra Di Lallo, Luca Cindolo, Darwin Melloni, Mario Motta, Francesco P. Selvaggi, Gianfranco Testa, Vincenzo Cosentino, D. Sblendorio, Leonardo Borruso, Francesco Vacirca, Michele Pavone-Macaluso, Gruppo Uro-Oncologico Campano, and Gruppo Studi Tumori Urologici Vincenzo SerrettaVincenzo Serretta More articles by this author , Vincenzo AltieriVincenzo Altieri More articles by this author , Giuseppe MorgiaGiuseppe Morgia More articles by this author , Rosalinda AllegroRosalinda Allegro More articles by this author , Alessandra Di LalloAlessandra Di Lallo More articles by this author , Luca CindoloLuca Cindolo More articles by this author , Darwin MelloniDarwin Melloni More articles by this author , Mario MottaMario Motta More articles by this author , Francesco P. SelvaggiFrancesco P. Selvaggi More articles by this author , Gianfranco TestaGianfranco Testa More articles by this author , Vincenzo CosentinoVincenzo Cosentino More articles by this author , D. SblendorioD. Sblendorio More articles by this author , Leonardo BorrusoLeonardo Borruso More articles by this author , Francesco VacircaFrancesco Vacirca More articles by this author , Michele Pavone-MacalusoMichele Pavone-Macaluso More articles by this author , Gruppo Uro-Oncologico CampanoGruppo Uro-Oncologico Campano More articles by this author , and Gruppo Studi Tumori UrologiciGruppo Studi Tumori Urologici More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(18)37639-0AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "377: Distribution of Smoking, Water Resource and Other Environmental Factors in Patients Affected by Superficial Bladder Cancer." The Journal of Urology, 171(4S), p. 99 © 2016 by American Urological AssociationFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 171 Issue 4S April 2004 Page: 99 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2016 by American Urological AssociationMetrics Author Information Vincenzo Serretta More articles by this author Vincenzo Altieri More articles by this author Giuseppe Morgia More articles by this author Rosalinda Allegro More articles by this author Alessandra Di Lallo More articles by this author Luca Cindolo More articles by this author Darwin Melloni More articles by this author Mario Motta More articles by this author Francesco P. Selvaggi More articles by this author Gianfranco Testa More articles by this author Vincenzo Cosentino More articles by this author D. Sblendorio More articles by this author Leonardo Borruso More articles by this author Francesco Vacirca More articles by this author Michele Pavone-Macaluso More articles by this author Gruppo Uro-Oncologico Campano More articles by this author Gruppo Studi Tumori Urologici More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...

As a preliminary approach to define the object of larger case-control studies, the distribution of potential risk factors coming from environmental pollution among patients affected by superficial bladder cancer (TCCB) has been analyzed. Material e Methods. The analysis included only patients affected by medium risk superficial TCCB. Forty Italian urological centres joined the study. Detailed information about age, sex, residency, employment, active and passive cigarette smoking, water resource, hair-dye use were centralized. All patients underwent TUR and early intravesical chemotherapy. The distribution of the above mentioned environmental factors was related to tumor characteristics such as multiplicity and previous natural history. Results. Until today 474 patients have been recruited, 182 (38.4%) with primary tumors and 293 (61.8%) with multiple lesions. Over 80% of the patients lived in urban areas, 20% were employed in industry at risk for bladder cancer and 8% used hair dye. Forty percent of the patients were smokers, with a median smoking period of 30 years. Bottled water was the only water resource in 42% of cases. At multivariate statistical analysis a significant correlation between tumor multiplicity and employment in industry (p<0.01) and between past natural history and period of cigarette smoking (p<0.05) was found. Preliminar/y, an interesting trend was detected for a correlation between water resource and bladder cancer in non-smoking patients. The municipal water system was the main water resource more frequently in non-smokers (75% vs 53%). This might imply a pathogenic role of water pollution and chlorination.

The reported prevalence of prostatic adenocarcinoma (PCa) in adults represents only the . The present retrospective study was carried out to estimate the prevalence of the silent PCa in 165 subjects (median age: 69 years; range: 40-82) undergone radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer. To this aim, 38 subjects had routinely prostatic sampling by histology (group A), whereas 127 had systematic pathological sampling of the gland (group B). Silent PCa was diagnosed in 17 subjects (9.7%): 1 subject was in the group A (0.7%) and 16 were in the group B (9%). The data suggest that systematic examination of the prostatic specimens should be performed in order to approach the real prevalence of silent PCa in adult population.