Table 3.
Causes of death in ovarian cancer patients with or without SPC according to follow-up time from ovarian cancer diagnosis
| Ovarian cancer | Causes of death | <1 year, n (%) | 1–4 years, n (%) | 5–10 years, n (%) | >10 years, n (%) | All, n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With SPC | Ovarian cancer | 10 (45.4) | 71 (58.7) | 47 (40.5) | 31 (10.9) | 159 (29.2) |
| SPC | 8 (36.4) | 26 (21.5) | 50 (43.1) | 145 (50.9) | 229 (42.1) | |
| Other cancers | 4 (18.2) | 19 (15.7) | 13 (11.2) | 66 (23.2) | 102 (18.8) | |
| Other causes | 0 | 5 (4.1) | 6 (5.2) | 43 (15.1) | 54 (9.9) | |
| All, n (%) | 22 (4.0) | 121 (22.2) | 116 (21.3) | 285 (52.4) | 544 (100.0) | |
| Without SPC | Ovarian cancer | 849 (86.5) | 2,238 (90.5) | 950 (86.9) | 269 (57.6) | 4,306 (85.9) |
| Other cancers | 88 (9.0) | 177 (7.2) | 75 (6.9) | 46 (9.8) | 386 (7.7) | |
| Other causes | 44 (4.5) | 59 (2.4) | 68 (6.2) | 152 (32.5) | 323 (6.4) | |
| All, n (%) | 981 (19.6) | 2,474 (49.3) | 1,093 (21.8) | 467 (9.3) | 5,015 (100.0) |
Abbreviation: SPC, second primary cancer.