Detection Bias and Overestimation of Bladder Cancer Risk in Type 2 Diabetes

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Authors

Isabelle N Colmers-Gray · University of Alberta

Sumit R. Majumdar · University of Alberta

Yutaka Yasui · University of Alberta

Samantha L. Bowker · University of Alberta

Carlo A. Marra · University of British Columbia

Jeffrey Johnson · University of Alberta

Abstract

The results suggest that early detection bias may account for an overestimation in previously reported increased risks of bladder cancer associated with type 2 diabetes.

Topics & Keywords

Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Cancer Risks and Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 36, Issue 10, pp. 3070-3075

DOI: 10.2337/dc13-0045

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