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The Risk of Cancer for Patients on Dialysis: A Review
Author(s) -
Ragheb Nawal E.,
Port Friedrich K.,
Schwartz Ann Grossbart
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.1991.tb00104.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care medicine , cancer , dialysis
The increased risk of cancer in immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients and the types of tumors most commonly found in these patients have been clearly documented since the first reports appeared more than 20 years ago (1-4). In contrast, the risk of cancer in patients treated by dialysis is less well established and has been a subject of some debate. This review will summarize the studies that have been conducted to discern the risk of cancer in dialysis patients; the issue of monitoring this patient population for cancer will then be addressed.