Radovanović, Z. (7005270902)Z. (7005270902)RadovanovićKrajinović, S. (7003790274)S. (7003790274)KrajinovićJanković, S. (7101906308)S. (7101906308)JankovićHall, P.W. (16184921100)P.W. (16184921100)HallPetković, S. (35905414000)S. (35905414000)Petković2025-06-122025-06-121985https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00402737https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0022181990&doi=10.1007%2fBF00402737&partnerID=40&md5=bfecdf1f8c5c0da1fec50be962549628https://remedy.med.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2086The highest relative risk of developing tumours of the renal pelvis and ureters (TPU) in a general population is confined to areas where Balkan nephropathy (BN) is endemic. Whether there is a higher frequency of cancer of any site in families with TPU cases from this BN endemic part of the world was tested by a case-referent study. A group of 65 rural patients with histologically proven TPU was individually matched with the same number of their nearest neighbours, who served as controls. Comparison of age-standardized ratios revealed that over a period of 30 years family members of the cases experienced a significantly higher risk of (non-urinary) cancer deaths than family members of their pairmates. © 1985 Springer-Verlag.Balkan nephropathyCancerEpidemiologyUrothelial tumours