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Risk of solid cancer after chemotherapy

Nature Reviews Urology volume 15, pages 660–661 (2018)Cite this article

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Platinum-based chemotherapy continues to be linked with the subsequent development of various solid tumours. In a large analytical study of >5,800 survivors of testicular cancer, Groot and colleagues observed statistically significant dose-dependent increases in gastrointestinal cancer incidence after platinum-based chemotherapy, providing evidence for a potential dose-dependent relationship.

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L.B.T. is supported by grant R01 CA 157823 awarded by the National Cancer Institute.

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  1. Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    Chunkit Fung

  2. Department of Medicine, Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Lois B. Travis

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Fung, C., Travis, L.B. Risk of solid cancer after chemotherapy. Nat Rev Urol 15, 660–661 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-018-0085-y

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