ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Epidemiology Bladder cancer is the ninth most common malignancy worldwide and accounts for 3% of all new malignancies in the United Kingdom. The peak incidence is in the sixth and seventh decade, with the rate in elderly men being three times higher than that in elderly women. The U.K. age standardized incidence rate per 100,000 population is 18.9 for males and 5.3 for females. This incidence rate for men is low compared to the average for the European Union, which is 28/100,000 population.
