Cancer survivors have a higher than average risk of developing future cancers.
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Cancer survivors face a significantly higher risk of developing subsequent or second primary malignancies compared to the general population, largely driven by previous therapeutic exposures and genetic or environmental factors.
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Second Malignant Neoplasms in Five-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
2001 · cited by 742
This retrospective cohort study demonstrated that five-year survivors of childhood cancer face a significantly elevated risk of developing second malignant neoplasms compared to the general population.
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Subsequent Neoplasms in 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
2010 · cited by 704
Long-term follow-up of childhood cancer survivors confirms an ongoing and cumulative excess risk for subsequent neoplasms decades after the initial diagnosis.
Second primary malignancies in thyroid cancer patients
2003 · cited by 652
European cohort data on thyroid cancer survivors show a significantly increased risk of developing second primary malignancies associated with previous treatments.