Oral Steroid Use Tied To Bladder Cancer

DENVER â€" Prolonged oral glucocorticoid use may be associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, findings from a population-based case-control study suggest. The working hypothesis for the observed link is that the immunosuppression induced by prolonged use of oral glucocorticoids results in diminished immunosurveillance against growing tumors, Dr. Karl Dietrich explained at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.