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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Clin Oncol. 2013 Apr;36(2):132–142. doi: 10.1097/COC.0b013e3182438ddf

Table 1.

Effect of age on the risk of second primary cancers in renal cell carcinoma

Site of second malignancy Age at diagnosis of RCC Age attained at diagnosis of second primary cancer

0–29 yrs. 30–59 yrs. ≥60 yrs. 0–29 yrs. 30–59 yrs. ≥60 yrs.

O(SIR) O(SIR) O(SIR) O(SIR) O(SIR) O(SIR)

All sites 23 (6.6)* 1,232 (1.3)* 2,540 (1.13)* 5 (12.02)* 574 (1.72)* 3,216 (1.12)*
All solid tumors 19 (6.4) 1,143 (1.32) 2,258 (1.13) 5 (16.0) 533 (1.78)* 2,882 (1.12)*
All lymphatic and Hematopoietic diseases 3 (7.1)* 72 (1.01) 223 (1.25)* 0 (0) 33 (1.23) 265 (1.2)*
Oral cavity and pharynx 0 (0) 22 (0.8) 32 (0.7)* 0 (0) 14 (1.04) 40 (0.63)* p
Digestive system 0 (0) 200 (1.2)b 518 (1.05) 0 (0) 81 (1.4)* k 637 (1.04) q
Liver, GB IHBD, EHBD, other biliary 0 (0) 22 (1.4)c 35 (0.93)h 0 (0) 12 (2.1)* l 45 (0.94) r
Respiratory system 0 (0) 188 (1.14) d 374 (0.97) 0 (0) 74 (1.42)* m 488 (0.98)
Bones and Joints 0 (0) 1 (1.0) 3 (1.9) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (1.9)
Soft tissue including heart 0 (0) 3 90.7) 12 (1.32) 0 (0) 2 (1.0) 13 (1.13)
Skin excluding BCC and SCC 1 (2.9) 43 (1.2) 77 (1.24) 0 (0) 24 (1.42) 97 (1.2)
Breast 1 (1.4) 79 (0.8) 172 (1.05) 0 (0) 45 (0.95) 207 (0.96)
Female Genital system 0 (0) 31 (0.8) 65 (0.98) 0 (0) 16 (0.91) 80 (0.92)
Male Genital system 1 (3.7) 273 (1.2)*e 622 (1.2)*i 0 (0) 81 (1.5)*n 815 (1.17)* s
Urinary bladder 0 (0) 44 (0.9) 198 (1.4)* 0 (0) 15 (1.2) 227 (1.3)*
Kidney 14 (170.0)* 197 (7.6)* 123 (2.7)* 5 (1,101)* 139 (13.6)* 190 (3.1)
Renal pelvis 0 (0) 4 (2.3) 1 (0.2)* 0 (0) 2 (4.2) 3 (0.4)
Ureter 0 (0) 2 (1.8) 8 (2.0) 0 (0) 1 (4.2) 9 (1.8)
Eye and Orbit 0 (0) 3 (2.0) 2 (0.7) 0 (0) 2(3.0) 3 (0.8)
Brain and other Nervous system 0 (0) 14 (1.21) 18 (0.91) 0 (0) 9 (1.7) 23 (0.9)
Endocrine system 2 (8.1) 37 (3.4)*f 31 (2.9)*j 0 (0) 27 (4.3)* o 43 (2.8)* t
Lymphoma 3 (9.9)*a 38 (1.0) 102 (1.2) 0 (0) 18 (1.15) 125 (1.15)
Myeloma 0 (0) 11 (0.95) 39 (1.3) 0 (0) 7 (1.8) 43 (1.1)
Leukemia 0 (0) 23 (1.1)g 82 (1.31)* 0 (0) 8 (1.1) 97 (1.3)*
Mesothelioma 0 (0) 4 (1.7) 7 (0.93) 0 (0) 2 (3.1) 9 (0.97)
Kaposi Sarcoma 1 (10.3) 0 (0) 2(1.3) 0 (0) 1 (0.5) 2 (1.1)
Miscellaneous 0 (0) 15 (0.8) 50 (0.8) 0 (0) 6 (0.98) 59 (0.8)
*

p<0.05, O-observed number of cases; SIR- Standardized incidence ratio (ratio of observed to expected number of second malignancies);

a

Significant increase in the risk of non-lymphocytic lymphomas (SIR:15.1) specifically for nodal type of NHL (SIR: 23.2);

b

Significant increase in the risk of an SPC in the hepatic flexure of the colon (SIR: 2.4);

c

Significant increase in the risk of liver cancer (SIR: 1.9);

d

Significant increased risk of developing cancer of the lung and bronchus (SIR: 1.2);

e

Significant increase in the risk of cancer of the prostate (SIR: 1.2);

f

Significant increase in the risk of thyroid cancer (SIR: 3.5);

g

Significantly increased risk of developing Acute Monocytic leukemia (SIR: 7.3);

h

Significant increase in risk of pancreatic cancer (SIR: 1.34);

i

Significant increase in risk of prostate cancer (SIR: 1.2);

j

Significant increase in the risk of thyroid cancer (SIR: 27) and malignant neoplasms of the adrenal gland (SIR: 7.2);

k

Significant increase in the risk of SPC in the colon (excluding rectum) (SIR: 1.5);

l

Significant increase in the risk of an SPC in the liver (SIR: 2.63);

m

Significant increase in the risk of SPC in the lung and bronchus (SIR: 1.54);

n

Significant increase in risk of prostate cancer (SIR: 1.5);

o

Significant increase in the risk of SPC in the thyroid gland (SIR: 4.3);

p

Significant decrease in the risk of an SPC in the pharynx (SIR: 0.4) and hypopharynx (SIR: 0.16);

q

Significant increase in the risk of SPC in the hepatic flexure of the colon (SIR: 1.66) ;

r

Significant increase in the risk of pancreatic cancer (SIR: 1.31);

s

Significant increase in the risk of prostate cancer (SIR: 1.17);

t

Significant increase in the risk of thyroid cancer (SIR: 2.9) and cancer of the adrenal gland (SIR: 6.6).