Cohort Study | Long-term cancer survivors face higher risk of noncancer death

Relative Burden of Cancer and Noncancer Mortality Among Long-Term Survivors of Breast, Prostate, and Colorectal Cancer in the US – JAMA Network Open

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Patients surviving ≥5 years from initial diagnosis of early breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer, the risk of dying from the cancer varied widely vs noncancer causes of death. Patients at low risk at diagnosis had a 3x higher risk of noncancer death. https://t.co/z2ffG9LqPv pic.twitter.com/HcqFkWAzZf

— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) July 12, 2023