Gynecologic oncology
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Gynecologic oncology · Dec 2012
Risk of second primary malignancies in women with cervical cancer: a population-based study in Taiwan over a 30-year period.
Studies conducted in Western countries have reported an increased risk for second primary malignancies after cervical cancer. There is little documentation of ethnic differences in this increased risk, and most of the Asian studies are hospital-based studies with small case numbers. ⋯ SIR for second cancers was significantly greater than the general population in cervical cancer patients. A young age at the diagnosis of cervical cancer predicted an increased risk. The second cancers worsened overall survival.