Are rare cancer survivors at elevated risk of subsequent new cancers?

Abstract Background Although rare cancers account for 27% of cancer diagnoses in the US, there is insufficient research on survivorship issues in these patients. An important issue cancer survivors face is an elevated risk of being diagnosed with new primary cancers. The primary aim of this analysis...

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Main Authors: Dianne M. Finkelstein, Nora K. Horick, Ritesh Ramchandani, Kristina L. Boyd, Huma Q. Rana, Brittany L. Bychkovsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5358-1