Causes of death after testicular cancer diagnosis: a US population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After the introduction of cisplatin-based chemotherapy, the survival time of testicular cancer (TC) patients has improved dramatically. However, the overall risk of death in patients with TC remains significantly higher than in the general population. The aim of this study was to assess and quantify the causes of death after TC diagnosis.

Method

In total, 44,975 men with TC in the United States diagnosed and registered by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database during 2000 to 2018 were studied. In this study, standardized mortality rates (SMRs) were calculated for each cause of death in TC individuals and further analyzed in strata according to age and race.

Result

Of the included participants, 3,573 (7.94%) died during the follow-up

SUBMITTER: Wang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475185 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature