Causes of Death Among Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer in the US From 2000 to 2016

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Authors

Ahmed O. Elmehrath · Cairo University

Ahmed Afifi · Ain Shams University

Muneer J. Al‐Husseini · St. John Hospital & Medical Center

Anas M. Saad · Ain Shams University

Nathaniel R. Wilson · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Kyrillus S. Shohdy · Weill Cornell Medicine

Patrick G. Pilié

Abstract

In this cohort study, deaths from noncancer causes, including cardiovascular disease, constituted a substantial number of deaths among men with metastatic PC. Therapy and follow-up should be tailored to the needs of each patient with metastatic PC, and counseling regarding future health risks should be provided.

Topics & Keywords

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Network Open

Volume 4, Issue 8, pp. e2119568-e2119568

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.19568

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