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Nature Reviews Urology volume 7, page 238 (2010)Cite this article

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Occupational exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light is associated with a markedly decreased risk of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Analysis of data from 1,097 RCC cases and 1,476 controls in Europe revealed a risk reduction of up to 38%. Risk was further reduced following stratification according to latitude—a surrogate for sunlight exposure. Interestingly, the inverse correlation between UV exposure and RCC risk applied only to male study participants.

Biopsy-induced hemorrhaging may interfere with interpretation of preoperative MRI. As such, some authors recommend waiting at least 3 weeks between biopsy and MRI to maximize the accuracy of cancer staging. On the basis of their recently published retrospective analysis of 52 patients, a Korean group contests this recommendation, and asserts that MRI need not be deferred. The team detected no difference in cancer localization between MRI and post-prostatectomy pathology on the basis of biopsy–MRI interval.

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