51.   Twenty of the specimens came from patients proven by conventional tests to have bladder cancer, and five from control patients who had no evidence of cancer.

52.   Weinberg found that one prominent oncogene in bladder cancer was created by a single mutation, rather than the multiple mutations that were expected.

53.   Overall, bladder cancer strikes far more men than women.

54.   Platinol, also made by Bristol-Myers, is used against tumors from several cancers, mostly ovarian, testicular and bladder cancers.

55.   A similar large-scale study of women does not include enough cases of bladder cancer yet to yield statistically significant results, Michaud said.

56.   A vaccine for bladder cancer is well-established, and an experimental vaccine for prostate cancer looks promising.

57.   All agreed, however, that the best way to reduce the chance of getting bladder cancer is to stop smoking.

58.   American Cancer Society epidemiologist Michael Thun urged caution, because in general bladder cancer occurs four times more frequently in men than women.

59.   Bad luck struck again in April when Gene Clark was diagnosed with bladder cancer just before Clark was scheduled to compete in the national championships.

60.   Bauer, who is suffering from bladder cancer, left the courthouse without comment.