Neuroendocrine carcinoma of the urinary bladder: case report and review of the literature.

Small and large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the urinary bladder are rare and usually coexist with urothelial carcinoma in elderly patients. Here we report the clinical case of a young smoker who was referred to our institution for a primary pure neuroendocrine carcinoma of the bladder, and review the existing literature on small and large cell neuroendocrine carcinomas of the urinary bladder.

Cancer incidence in Florida professional firefighters, 1981 to 1999.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the cancer risk associated with firefighting.

Methods: Standardized incidence ratio analysis (SIR) was used to determine the relative cancer risk for firefighters as compared with the Florida general population.

Results: Among 34,796 male (413,022 person-years) and 2,017 female (18,843 person-years) firefighters, 970 male and 52 female cases of cancer were identified.

Mortality in Florida professional firefighters, 1972 to 1999.

Background: Exposure to occupational hazards among firefighters may lead to increased mortality from cancer, lung, or heart disease.

Methods: Age- and gender-adjusted mortality rates of 34,796 male and 2,017 female Florida professional firefighters between 1972 and 1999 were compared with the Florida general population.

Results: One thousand four hundred eleven male and 38 female firefighter deaths with known causes were identified.