Second cancers in radically treated Norwegian prostate cancer patients.

CONCLUSIONS: In our study, we found that PC patients treated with EBRT had an increased incidence of SC compared to the general population. Patients treated with EBRT and RT after RP were found to have increased risk of SCs, using RP patients as reference. The risks of rectal and urinary bladder cancer in patients receiving EBRT were higher compared to both the general population and to patients treated with radical prostatectomy. The risk of SC should be taken into account when discussing treatment for patients and designing follow-up.
PMID: 30905229 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acta Oncologica - March 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Aksnessæther BY, Lund JÅ, Myklebust TÅ, Klepp OH, Skovlund E, Roth Hoff S, Solberg A Tags: Acta Oncol Source Type: research