Research conducted at UTMB finds that among stage 2 to state 4 bladder cancer patients, women had lower cancer-specific survival than men. It has been suggested the difference among men and women could be attributed to delayed radical cystectomy. However, that may not be the case according to UTMB’s Stephen B. Williams. “We found that process of care determinants, such as radical cystectomy use and treatment delay, were not associated with gender differences in survival,” Williams told Renal & Urology News.