How Physical Activity, Obesity and Smoking Impact Bladder Cancer Mortality
Moben Mirza, MD, assistant professor of urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, discusses a study that examines the impact of physical activity, obesity, and smoking on bladder cancer mortality.
Moben Mirza, MD, assistant professor of urology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, discusses a study that examines the impact of physical activity, obesity, and smoking on bladder cancer mortality.
Clinical Pearls:
- The study found that obesity does not impact bladder cancer mortality specifically, but it does impact overall mortality.
- Patients diagnosed with bladder cancer that exercise do better than patients diagnosed with bladder cancer that do not exercise.
- Bladder cancer patients who never smoked do better than patients who currently smoke or had smoked in the past.
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