Muhammad Muzammil Tahir, Khizar Hayat, Kamran Hassan Bhatti, Sajjad Husain.
Occupation and Bladder Tumor: Result of the incident cases.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;9(3):201-2.

Bladder tumour is a devastating condition demand a lot of consultation and follow up. In patients suffering from superficial bladder tumour recurrence rate after five years follow up is 15-20%. The occupation most commonly concerned with bladder tumour are farmers. persons dealing with pesticide, dye industry, transport and office workers. We conducted the study to see the occupational involvement in our set up. We found the farmers 43.2% are most commonly involved in bladder tumour. The uncontrolled use of pesticides, illiteracy, poor economic condition and non-availability of basic diagnostic tool at gross root level are the main cause in its late diagnosis and treatment.

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