New Publication: Racial Difference in Detection Rate of Bladder Cancer Using Blue Light Cystoscopy
OSLO, Norway, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Photocure ASA, The Bladder Cancer Company, announces the publication of the study "Racial Difference in Detection Rate of Bladder Cancer Using Blue Light Cystoscopy: Insights from a Multicenter Registry" in the journal Cancers this week.
- OSLO, Norway, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Photocure ASA, The Bladder Cancer Company, announces the publication of the study "Racial Difference in Detection Rate of Bladder Cancer Using Blue Light Cystoscopy: Insights from a Multicenter Registry" in the journal Cancers this week.
- This study aims to evaluate heterogeneity in characteristics of blue light cystoscopy (BLC®) for detection of malignant lesions among various races with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).
- The authors conclude that regardless of race, BLC increased the detection of bladder cancer when combined with WLC.
- However, the difference was more pronounced in Asian patients: "Our study showed that regardless of race, BLC increases the detection of bladder cancer when combined with WLC.