Unveiling an Association between Waterpipe Smoking and Bladder Cancer Risk: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in Iran
Hadji M, Rashidian H, Marzban M, Rezaianzadeh A, Ansari-Moghaddam A, Bakhshi M, Nejatizadeh A, Seyyedsalehi M, Naghibzadeh-Tahami A, Haghdoost A, Mohebbi E, Freedman N, Malekzadeh R, Etemadi A, Kamangar F, Weiderpass E, Pukkala E, Boffetta P, Zendehdel K. Unveiling an Association between Waterpipe Smoking and Bladder Cancer Risk: A Multicenter Case-Control Study in Iran. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024, 33: 509-515. PMID: 38180357, PMCID: PMC10988205, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWaterpipe smokingIncreased risk of bladder cancerRisk of bladder cancerBladder cancer riskStatistically significant elevated riskCigarette smokingSignificantly elevated riskBladder cancerMulticenter case-control studyCase-control studyMultivariate logistic regressionGlobal public health concernPublic health concernCancer riskTobacco productsEx-smokersWaterpipeWaterpipe smokersOpium useElevated riskLogistic regressionSmokingUrothelial bladder cancerConfounding factorsHealth concern