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Risk of second primary cancers in individuals diagnosed with index smoking- and non-smoking- related cancers.

Eric Adjei BoakyeMaggie WangArun SharmaWiley D JenkinsNosayaba Osazuwa-PetersBetty ChenMinjee LeeMario Schootman
Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)
We found that 1-in-11 cancer survivors developed a SPC. Given the increasing number of cancer survivors and the importance of SPC as a cause of cancer death, there is a need for increased screening for and prevention of SPC.
Keyphrases
  • childhood cancer
  • young adults
  • smoking cessation
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • lymph node metastasis