Table 3.
Age‐group‐specific comparison of causes of death for prostate cancer patients, with and without second primary cancer
| Age group | Causes of death | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prostate cancer | SPC | Other neoplasia | Other cause | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N | ||
| PC patients with SPC | < 60 | 26 (12.7) | 140 (68.3) | 25 (12.2) | 14 (6.8) | 205 |
| 60‐69 | 191 (13.9) | 829 (60.5) | 180 (13.1) | 171 (12.5) | 1371 | |
| 70‐79 | 411 (19.1) | 1007 (46.6) | 262 (12.1) | 480 (22.2) | 2160 | |
| 80‐89 | 250 (21.9) | 369 (32.5) | 115 (10.1) | 405 (35.6) | 1139 | |
| ≥90 | 13 (24.1) | 11 (20.4) | 7 (12.9) | 23 (42.6) | 54 | |
| Total | 891 (18.1) | 2356 (47.8) | 589 (11.9) | 1093 (22.2) | 4929 | |
| PC patients without SPC | <60 | 759 (71.3) | ‐ | 34 (3.2) | 271 (25.5) | 1064 |
| 60‐69 | 2861 (58.3) | ‐ | 177 (3.6) | 1868 (38.1) | 4906 | |
| 70‐79 | 5481 (48.8) | ‐ | 439 (3.9) | 5307 (47.3) | 11 227 | |
| 80‐89 | 4223 (41.7) | ‐ | 379 (3.7) | 5535 (54.6) | 10 137 | |
| ≥ 90 | 408 (41.0) | ‐ | 34 (3.4) | 554 (55.6) | 996 | |
| Total | 13 732 (48.5) | ‐ | 1063 (3.7) | 13 535 (47.8) | 28 330 | |
N (%), frequency and percentage; SPC, second primary cancer; SPC+/SPC‐: Individuals diagnosed with SPC or not.