Open AccessMultiple primary cancers: An enigma
Author(s) -
Amitabh Jena,
Rashmi Patnayak,
AY Lakshmi,
Manilal Banoth,
Munish Reddy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
south asian journal of cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-4306
pISSN - 2278-330X
DOI - 10.4103/2278-330x.179698
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , malignancy , cancer , carcinoma , retrospective cohort study , breast cancer , medical record , cervix , oncology , gynecology , physics , optics
Incidence of multiple primary cancers though uncommon, is being frequently reported now-a-days owing to better diagnostic techniques, the prolonged life span and the increased incidence of long-term survival of cancer patients.