Urological Cancer: Epidemiology, Prevention and Quality of Life

Dear Colleagues,

Cancer ranks as a leading cause of death and represents an important barrier to increasing life expectancy worldwide. Accordingly, urologic cancer burden has increased globally amid population growth and aging. High-income countries face the highest incidence and death rates; however, obesity-attributed kidney cancer deaths are increasing in developing countries. Efforts to expand the global oncologic workforce and reduce preventable factors may lessen cancer disparities in developing countries. This Special Issue of Cancers intends to shed some light on the complexity of this field and will consider all appropriate contributions from scientists and clinicians alike that aim to prevent urologic cancer and improve patients’ quality of life. This Special Issue will include epidemiological studies that aim to identify potential modifiable protective and risk factors in urologic cancer. This Special Issue will also look to include interventions and clinical trial results to improve the prevention and early detection of urologic cancer, which would potentially improve survival. We also welcome review articles, meta-analyses, and methodological tutorials that clearly contribute a new perspective.

I look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Xin Xu
Guest Editor

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