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Am I at Risk for Developing Bladder Cancer?

Are you at risk for developing bladder cancer? Take our risk assessment screen and find out. Answer "yes" or "no" to each of the following questions. Then read on to determine which risk factors you possess.

To take the quiz, complete the questions below. Then click on the "Done" button.

  1. Are you exposed at work to polychlorinated biphenyls -- leather, metal (particularly aluminum), rubber and textile workers, painters, hair-dressers?
    Yes    No
  2. Do you sweep chimneys for a living?
    Yes    No
  3. Do you eat lots of fried meats and fats?
    Yes    No
  4. Do you take vitamin A supplements regularly?
    Yes    No
  5. Have you been a tobacco smoker within the last 10 years?
    Yes    No
  6. Do you smoke tobacco now?
    Yes    No
  7. Have you smoked tobacco for more than 10 years?
    Yes    No
  8. Have you smoked tobacco for more than 20 years?
    Yes    No
  9. Do you average more than one pack of cigarettes a day?
    Yes    No
  10. Have you been taking cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan®) for a long time?
    Yes    No
  11. If you are a woman, have you had radiation treatment for cervical cancer?
    Yes    No
  12. Have you ever had bilharziasis, a tropical disease caused by Schistosoma haematobium?
    Yes    No

Sources:

Campbell's Urology, 8th ed., edited by P. Walsh et. al. W B Saunders, May 2002 (4 vols.)
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15th ed., edited by E. Braunwald et. al. McGraw-Hill, New York. Feb. 2001.
Urology Clinics of North America. 2000 February;27(1) and 1999 August;26(3)
European Urology. 2000;37 (Suppl 1).

This screening assessment was reviewed and updated June 2007.

Tue, Dec 2, 2008



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