Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Chronic Dialysis Population: A Multicenter Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Chi Yuen Cheung,
Gary C.W. Chan,
Siu Kim Chan,
Flora Ng,
Man Fai Lam,
Sunny S.H. Wong,
Wai Leung Chak,
Ka Foon Chau,
Sing Leung Lui,
Wai Kei Lo,
Sydney C.W. Tang
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1421-9670
pISSN - 0250-8095
DOI - 10.1159/000445362
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , cancer , hemodialysis , incidence (geometry) , peritoneal dialysis , standardized mortality ratio , kidney disease , population , cohort , cohort study , retrospective cohort study , kidney cancer , environmental health , optics , physics
Different studies in the past have shown that the risk of cancer development is increased in chronic dialysis patients. However, data concerning the cancer risk in Asian dialysis patients was scarce. More importantly, there was lack of information about the cancer-specific mortality in dialysis patients.
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