Publications by authors named "Rumana Jalil"
Article Synopsis
- - The study analyzed 3,556 patients referred for haematuria investigation, finding a 10% incidence of urinary tract cancer, with higher rates in those with visible haematuria (VH) compared to nonvisible (NVH) cases (13.8% vs 3.1%).
- - Key risk factors for urinary tract cancer included older age, male gender, and smoking history; notably, a significant portion of bladder cancers found in NVH patients were high-risk.
- - The findings suggest that all patients with VH should be investigated regardless of age, while NVH patients, who typically show lower cancer rates, may still have clinically significant cancers that could be missed if strict age thresholds for investigation are applied. *
Background: Haematuria is a common finding in general practice which requires visual inspection of the bladder by cystoscopy as well as upper tract imaging. In addition, patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) often require surveillance cystoscopy as often as three monthly depending on disease risk. However, cystoscopy is an invasive procedure which is uncomfortable, requires hospital attendance and is associated with a risk of urinary tract infection.
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