Subsequent primary cancer incidence among cancer survivors in the United States, 1975–2019: An age–period–cohort analysis

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A study published in PLOS Medicine found that age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer significantly affect the risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer. Older age and male sex were associated with a higher risk, while survivors of lung, bladder, and skin melanoma were also at increased risk.

Subsequent primary cancer incidence among cancer survivors in the United States, 1975–2019: An age–period–cohort analysis

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