Unknown Causes of Death in Cancer Patients.
Siven ChinniahMckenzee ChiamKyle ManiMenglu LiangDaniel M TrifilettiDaniel E SprattVinayak K PrasadMing WangLeila T TchelebiNicholas G ZaorskyPublished in: American journal of clinical oncology (2023)
Of the patients, 7.4% died of unknown causes during follow-up and the proportion of death was higher with longer follow-up and among more indolent cancers. The attribution of high percentages of unknown COD to cancer or non-cancer causes could impact population-based cancer registry studies or clinical trial outcomes with respect to measures involving CSS and mortality.