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Bladder cancer risks

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Smoking is a major risk factor.

Cigarette smokers develop bladder cancer 2-3 times more often than do nonsmokers.

Quitting smoking reduces the risk of bladder cancer, lung cancer, several other types of cancer, and a number of other diseases as well.

Workers in some occupations are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer because of exposure to carcinogens (cancer-causing substances) in the workplace.

These workers include people in the rubber, chemical, and leather industries, as well as hairstylists, machinists, metal workers, printers, painters, textile workers, and truck drivers

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