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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-3-26
pubmed:abstractText
Second cancers following head and neck cancer (HNC) most often involve the esophagus and lung, yet the actual magnitude of impact of second primary esophageal or lung cancer on survival of HNC patients has not been well established, particularly by a large-scale epidemiological study. To provide a quantitative estimate of the survival impact, we conducted a population-based study including 63,720 cases of HNC subsets, of which 3658 developed at least one second primary malignancy, 253 had a second esophageal cancer and 388 had a second lung cancer. A Cox proportional hazards model which included age at initial cancer diagnosis and gender were employed to compare the survival rates between patients with different types of second cancers. Our results showed that the second esophageal or lung cancer contributed to a poorer outcome than the other types of second cancer, regardless of the index tumor site (all Ps < or = 0.019). The overall median survival was 0.76+/-0.04 and 0.72+/-0.08 years for second esophageal and lung cancers, respectively. Compared to those without second cancers, the patients with second esophageal or lung cancer were associated with a significant reduction in survival, with an estimated 31-105% excess risk of death according to the site of the primary index tumor. In conclusion, the second esophageal and lung cancers have a significantly negative impact on the survival of HNC patients, thereby calling for a more effective program for surveillance and chemoprevention for these two sites.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1368-8375
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-54
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Analysis of Variance, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Child, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Esophageal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Female, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Head and Neck Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Male, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Neoplasms, Second Primary, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Proportional Hazards Models, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Registries, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Survival Rate, pubmed-meshheading:20138797-Young Adult
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Impact of second primary esophageal or lung cancer on survival of patients with head and neck cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Public Health and Biostatistics Consulting Center, School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't