Exploring trends in advanced bladder cancer using the NCDB: turning data into information and information into insight.

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Manchester Cancer Research Centre, Division of Cancer Science, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, UK.

Published: August 2018

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