Impact of latency time on survival for adolescents and young adults with a second primary malignancy

CONCLUSIONSMost AYAs who develop an SPM do so within 1 to 5 years of their primary cancer diagnosis, and they have an increased risk of death from cancer in comparison with AYAs with an SPM developing after longer survivorship intervals. Cancer 2017. © 2017 American Cancer Society.

Source: Cancer - December 4, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Melanie Goldfarb, Aaron S. Rosenberg, Qian Li, Theresa H. M. Keegan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research