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. 2009 Mar 30;27(14):2328–2338. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.21.1425

Table 2.

Mortality Rates (deaths/1,000 person-years) by Cause of Death in 5-Year Time Blocks From Diagnosis

Time From Diagnosis (years) Recurrence
Nonrecurrence, Nonexternal Causes
SMN
Cardiac
Pulmonary
Other*
External
Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI Rate 95% CI
5-9 9.9 9.3 to 10.6 2.0 1.7 to 2.3 1.3 1.1 to 1.6 0.2 0.1 to 0.3 0.1 0.1 to 0.2 0.3 0.2 to 0.4 0.3 0.2 to 0.5
10-14 3.3 2.9 to 3.7 2.2 2.0 to 2.6 1.2 1.0 to 1.4 0.3 0.2 to 0.4 0.2 0.1 to 0.3 0.6 0.4 to 0.7 0.5 0.4 to 0.7
15-19 1.5 1.2 to 1.8 2.5 2.2 to 2.9 1.3 1.0 to 1.5 0.5 0.4 to 0.7 0.2 0.1 to 0.3 0.5 0.4 to 0.7 0.8 0.6 to 1.0
20-24 1.1 0.8 to 1.4 3.4 2.9 to 4.0 1.7 1.3 to 2.1 0.8 0.5 to 1.1 0.2 0.1 to 0.3 0.8 0.6 to 1.2 0.6 0.4 to 0.9
25-29 1.0 0.6 to 1.6 5.2 4.2 to 6.4 2.3 1.7 to 3.1 0.8 0.5 to 1.4 0.5 0.2 to 0.9 1.6 1.1 to 2.3 0.5 0.2 to 0.9
30-34 0.5 0.0 to 2.6 10.1 6.3 to 15.3 4.6 2.2 to 8.4 1.4 0.3 to 4.0 0.9 0.1 to 3.3 3.2 1.3 to 6.6 0.9 0.1 to 3.3

Abbreviation: SMN, subsequent malignant neoplasm.

*

Other causes include deaths not due to recurrence, subsequent malignancy, cardiac, pulmonary, or external causes.