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Office-based management of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC): A position paper on current state of the art and future perspectives
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Bladder cancer is one of the most common cancers in humans, representing the 7th and 17th type of neoplasm in both genders. Its incidence and mortality are quite heterogeneous in different countries and are due to different risk factors, quality and prevalence of healthcare and the possibility of early diagnosis and treatment of the tumor and its potential recurrences [...]
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Leonardi, R., Ambrosini, F., Cafarelli, A., Calarco, A., Colombo, R., Tuzzolo, D., De Marco, F., Ferrari, G., Ludovico, G., Pecoraro, S., De Cobelli, O., Terrone, C., & Mantica, G. (2024). Office-based management of Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC): A position paper on current state of the art and future perspectives. Archivio Italiano Di Urologia E Andrologia, 96(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiua.2024.12404
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