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Bladder Cancer: The Hormonal Dependence Enigma and a New Hormonal Player

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  1. Department of Urology, Hospital of Korinthos, Korinthos, Greece

    Konstantinos Ntzeros & Georgios Louka

  2. Department of Surgery, Hospital of Korinthos, Korinthos, Greece

    Michael Stamatakos

  3. Department of Urology, “St. Savvas” Athens Anticancer Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Savvas Stokidis

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Ntzeros, K., Stamatakos, M., Stokidis, S. et al. Bladder Cancer: The Hormonal Dependence Enigma and a New Hormonal Player. Indian J Surg 77 (Suppl 3), 1502–1503 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-014-1133-3

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