Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study From Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare-Linked Database

Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study From Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results-Medicare-Linked Database

BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components are associated with increased risks of several cancers. However, the relationship between MetS and upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC) has never been investigated before.MethodsWe identified 3,785 UTUC cases aged over 65 years old within the...

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Main Authors: Yi Lu, Wei Zhang, Shujun Fan, Zhen Liang, Zhongjia Li, Jia Tian, Jiaqi Kang, Yuxuan Song, Kang Liu, Kechong Zhou, Xiao Wang, Yongjiao Yang, Xiaoqiang Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
metabolic syndrome
Surveillance
Epidemiology and End Results (SEER)-Medicare
upper tract urothelial carcinoma
case-control study
incidence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2020.613366/full

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