Urological Cancer: Epidemiology and Genetics
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 55
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Urology, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Interests: epidemiologic risk factors; genetic susceptibility; prostate cancer; bladder cancer; risk prediction models
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Urological cancers—including prostate, bladder, kidney, and testicular cancers—represent a substantial global health burden. In the United States alone, the American Cancer Society estimates that nearly half a million new cases of urologic cancers will be diagnosed in 2025. Incidence and mortality rates vary widely by geography, sex, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. These disparities are influenced by a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, lifestyle, and social factors that determine health.
This Special Issue invites investigators to submit original research that explores genetic susceptibility, environmental exposures, lifestyle factors, and biomarkers associated with the risk of urological cancers, with a particular focus on prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers. We especially encourage studies conducted in high-risk or underrepresented populations. Submissions that examine interactions between genetic and lifestyle or dietary factors are of particular interest, as are biomarker studies that elucidate mechanisms linking environmental and behavioral factors to cancer risk. We also welcome rigorous meta-analyses that offer new insights into the etiologic role of genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors in urological cancers, provided they address gaps in the existing literature and advance the field.
Dr. Ilir Agalliu
Dr. Evan Kovac
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental factors
- lifestyle
- genetic susceptibility
- biomarkers
- prostate cancer
- bladder cancer
- kidney cancer
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