Death causes in breast cancer patients

Abstract

Diagnosis of BCa is associated with increased risks of dying of various causes, including external causes, heart failure, diseases of pulmonary circulation, and gastrointestinal disease. The study fulfills the gap in knowledge of death causes in BCa patients and suggests to draw more attention to comorbidities.

Association between age and survival in a cohort of Brazilian patients with operable breast cancer

“…One should note that the risk of dying from diseases other than breast cancer increases with time since diagnosis 38,39 , especially after ten years. Since the median follow-up time in our study was much shorter, we already expected a larger proportion of deaths (82% of total of deaths) due to breast cancer compared to other studies.…”

Risk and Predictors of Suicide in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Analysis

“…A diagnosis of cancer has been associated with an increased risk of suicidal ideation or attempts [3][4][5][6] , and suicide is one of the leading causes of non-cancer-related mortality 7 . In recent years, significant advances in the treatment of cancer have led to increased awareness about survivorship issues and the significant psychosocial burden experienced by cancer patients [1][2][3]6 .…”

Cause-specific or relative survival setting to estimate population-based net survival from cancer? An empirical evaluation using women diagnosed with breast cancer in Geneva between 1981 and 1991 and followed for 20 years after diagnosis

“…Option considers the situation in which net survival is over-estimated because of under-estimated expected survival. This situation is unlikely insofar as cancer survivors are often prone comorbidities and are therefore no less likely to die than the general population, even if at longer term, the situation may be reversed, with the more robust patients being selected [25,26]. Option describes the situation in which net survival is under-estimated because deaths not due to breast cancer are mistakenly classified as breast cancer deaths.…”