Table 3.
Underlying Cause of Death 5 Years after the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer.
| All patients | T1/T2 Stage | T3 Stage | T4 Stage | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| low or moderate grade | Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated | low or moderate grade | Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated | low or moderate grade | Poorly differentiated or undifferentiated | ||
| Percent of all patients | 100% | 59.1% | 13.3% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 3.3% |
| Overall 5 year mortality | 25.94% | 18.66% | 28.33% | 16.85% | 30.06% | 56.50% | 74.48% |
| Cause of death | |||||||
| Prostate Cancer | 7.73% | 2.12% | 9.78% | 4.04% | 13.59% | 35.19% | 54.24% |
| Other Cancers | 3.83% | 3.70% | 3.77% | 3.03% | 4.01% | 5.01% | 3.83% |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 7.16% | 6.40% | 7.26% | 5.15% | 6.53% | 7.75% | 8.53% |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 1.27% | 1.15% | 1.36% | 0.99% | 0.89% | 0.91% | 1.56% |
| Hypertension | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.05% | 0.14% | 0.16% | 0.09% |
| COPD | 1.17% | 1.03% | 1.30% | 0.58% | 0.85% | 1.39% | 1.09% |
| Diabetes | 0.45% | 0.40% | 0.56% | 0.30% | 0.39% | 0.52% | 0.44% |
| Renal Disease | 0.19% | 0.16% | 0.21% | 0.25% | 0.14% | 0.20% | 0.12% |
| Liver Disease | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.15% | 0.07% | 0.04% | 0.20% | 0.03% |
| Influenza/Pneumonia | 0.74% | 0.60% | 0.72% | 0.32% | 0.67% | 1.03% | 1.29% |
| Other Infections | 0.24% | 0.21% | 0.24% | 0.16% | 0.18% | 0.48% | 0.35% |
| Alzheimer's | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.17% | 0.09% | 0.04% | 0.08% | 0.12% |
| Accident | 0.36% | 0.37% | 0.30% | 0.16% | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.24% |
| Suicide | 0.16% | 0.13% | 0.20% | 0.16% | 0.35% | 0.28% | 0.24% |