Causes of death in patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma in Sweden, 1970-2014: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT: The causes of death in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma have not been well characterized. This nationwide population-based cohort study included 56 240 patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma in 1970-2014 in Sweden. We used competing-risks regression to compare cause-specific risks of death in patients with different characteristics and a multiple-cause approach to assess proportions of deaths attributable to each cause. Among 53 049 deaths, gastric cancer was the main (77.7% of all deaths) underlying cause. Other major underlying causes were nongastric malignancies (8.0%), ischemic heart disease or cerebrovascular disease (6.5%), and respiratory diseases (1.4%). Risk of death from gastric cancer steadily decreased in patients with cardia adenocarcinoma over the study period, bu

SUBMITTER: Xie SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7385360 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature