Cause-specific mortality rate of ovarian cancer in the presence of competing risks of death: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This nationwide cohort study aimed to evaluate the cause-specific mortality (probability of death by ovarian cancer, probability of death by other causes) under the competing risks of death in women with ovarian cancer.

Methods

The Korea Central Cancer Registry was searched to identify women with primary ovarian cancer diagnosed between 2006 and 2016. Epithelial ovarian cancer cases were identified using the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology 3rd edition. We estimated the cause-specific mortality according to age (<65 years, ≥65 years), stage (local, regional, and distant), and histology (serous, mucinous, endometrioid, clear cell, and others) under the competing risks framework; moreover, cumulative incidences were estimated.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Shim SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8728665 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature