Bladder Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
bladder cancer
Brief summary
In many of urothelial carcinoma patients, one does not find common risk factors such as smoking. The medical center is located in an industrial city with known air and water pollution. The investigators decided to check the presence of nano particles and traces of metals in urinary samples of patients known and suspected for urothelial carcinoma and compare the results to both cystoscopic and cytological findings. The patients will fill a validated epidemiological respiratory disease survey and the results will be compared to a control group.
Interventions
OTHERwithout intervention
without intervention
Sponsors
Carmel Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Study group : 1. Patients that need cystoscopy due to suspicion/known bladder malignancy. 2. Patients that can read, understand and sign an informed consent form. Control group: 1. Patients that need cystoscopy due to others reasons than malignancy. 2. Patients that present to the Department of Urology for surgery unrelated to malignancy of the urinary system ( prostatectomy, Incontinence repair, circumcision, hydrocele/ varicocele repair, ureteroscopy etc).
Exclusion criteria
Study group: 1. Patients receiving bladder irrigations, pregnant women, children and those with impaired judgment 2. Patients with a technically improper urine test. Control group 1. Patients receiving bladder irrigations, pregnant women, children and those with impaired judgment 2. Patients with a technically improper urine test.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| levels of nano particles and arsenic in urine | one year |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed