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Risk of subsequent primary cancers among adult cancer survivors in Alberta

2024-02-23 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundImprovements in cancer control have led to a drastic increase in cancer survivors who may be at an elevated risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer (SPC). In this study, we assessed the risk and patterns of SPC development among 134,693 adult cancer survivors in Alberta, Canada. MethodsWe used data from the Alberta Cancer Registry to identify all first primary cancers (FPC) occurring between 2004 and 2015. A SPC was considered as the next primary cancer occurring in a different...

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