Clinical characteristics and survival patterns of subsequent sarcoma, breast cancer, and melanoma after childhood cancer in the DCOG-LATER cohort.
Jop C TeepenLeontien C KremerMargriet van der Heiden-van der LooWim J TissingHelena J van der PalMarry M van den Heuvel-EibrinkJacqueline J LoonenMarloes LouwerensBirgitta VersluysEline van Dulmen-den BroederOtto VisserJohn H MaduroFlora E van LeeuwenCecile M Ronckersnull nullPublished in: Cancer causes & control : CCC (2019)
Survival of sarcoma-SMN patients is worse than sarcoma-FMN patients. Although survival and tumor characteristics appear similar for breast-SMN and breast-FMN patients, treatment differs; breast-SMN patients less often receive breast-conserving therapy. Larger studies are necessary to substantiate these exploratory findings.