Survival after a cancer diagnosis among solid organ transplant recipients in the United States

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Authors

Monica D’Arcy · National Cancer Institute

Anna E. Coghill · Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Charles F. Lynch · University of Iowa

Lori Koch · Illinois Department of Public Health

Jie Li · New Jersey Department of Health

Karen Pawlish · New Jersey Department of Health

Cyllene R. Morris

Abstract

For multiple cancer types, transplant recipients with cancer appear to have an elevated risk of dying of their cancer, even after adjustment for stage and treatment, which may be due to impaired immunity.

Topics & Keywords

Viral-associated cancers and disorders Polyomavirus and related diseases Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cancer

Volume 125, Issue 6, pp. 933-942

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31782

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