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Key articles
European Association of Urology. Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (TaT1 and CIS). 2025 [internet publication].Full text
European Association of Urology. Muscle-invasive and metastatic bladder cancer. 2025 [internet publication].Full text
American Urological Association. Diagnosis and treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: AUA/SUO joint guideline. 2024 [internet publication].Full text
National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: bladder cancer [internet publication].Full text
American Urological Association. Treatment of non-metastatic muscle-invasive bladder cancer: AUA/ASCO/ASTRO/SUO guideline. Apr 2024 [internet publication].Full text
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