Abstract:Objectives Exposure to chemical weapons and depleted uranium (DU) during multiple wars has a tremendous impact on public health in Iraq. This study conducted to evaluate the regional differences in the effects of these weapons on the histological features of bladder cancer (BC), a cancer form highly associated with environmental risk factors.
Patients and MethodsFrom 172 BC patients enrolled in the study 123 were living in the Kurdistan Region (KR) of Iraq and 49 were living in the Rest of Iraq (RI). Medical h… Show more
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