Table 9.
Relative risk of other second cancers* among patients given radiation therapy, by age-at- risk
Age-at-risk | RR a unadjusted for chemotherapy and hormonal therapy (95% CI b ) | RR a adjusted for chemotherapy and hormonal therapy (95% CI b ) | Cases/women with radiotherapy | Cases/women with no radiotherapy |
---|---|---|---|---|
<50 | 2.12 (0.30, 15.07) | 1.64 (0.22, 12.10) | 3/569 (0.5%) | 2/607 (0.3%) |
50 to 64 | 1.67 (0.71, 3.91) | 1.46 (0.62, 3.43) | 11/926 (1.2%) | 11/1,154 (1.0%) |
65+ | 2.07 (0.98, 4.35)** | 2.04 (0.96, 4.35) | 15/482 (3.1%) | 16/1,022 (1.6%) |
* Other second cancers are all second cancers other than contralateral breast cancer and leukaemia.
** P = 0.055.
a Relative risk is calculated based on a follow-up of five or more years.
b Confidence interval.