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Genetic alterations show promise in diagnosis, treatment of bladder cancer

Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) is the most common type of bladder cancer diagnosed, accounting for 90% of all bladder malignancies in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. It’s reported that there were an estimated 386,300 new bladder cancer cases and 150,200 deaths in 2008 alone. And the number was up to 170,000 deaths in 2010…