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Risk of infections and mortality in Danish patients with cancer diagnosed with bone metastases: a population-based cohort study.

Thomas Johannesson HjelholtThomas Bøjer RasmussenAnouchka SeesaghurRohini K HernandezAndrea MarongiuNiels ObelHenrik T Toft SørensenA B Pedersen
Published in: BMJ open (2021)
Patients with cancer and BM were at high risk of infections, which was associated with a more than twofold increased risk of death for up to 10 years of follow-up. The findings underscore the importance of preventing infections in patients with cancer and BM.
Keyphrases
  • cardiovascular events
  • cardiovascular disease