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mortality rates from bladder cancer in six eastern European countries, 1955-1996 1955-1959 to 7.4 in 1985-1989, and levelled off thereafter to 6.4/100,000 in 1995-1996. Truncated rates were 5.4/100,000 males in 1955-1959, peaked at 6.5 in 1980-1984, and declined to 4.6/100,000 males in 1995-1996. For females, overall rates increased from 1.4/100,000 in 1955-1959 to 1.6 in 1985-1989, and remained approximately stable thereafter. Truncated rates in females remained around 1.4/100,000 between 1955 and 1980, and declined thereafter to reach 1.1/100,000 in 1995-1996. Corresponding values for six eastern European countrie