Causes of death after breast cancer diagnosis: A US population-based analysis.
Ahmed M AfifiAnas M SaadMuneer J Al-HusseiniAhmed Osama ElmehrathDonald W NorthfeltMohamad Bassam B SonbolPublished in: Cancer (2019)
Although BC remains the most common cause of death after BC diagnosis, other non-BC causes of death (mainly heart and cerebrovascular diseases) represent a significant number of deaths among patients with BC. These findings provide important insight into how BC survivors should be counselled regarding future health risks.