Xinyu Wang, Meiyuan Zeng, Xueming Ju, Anqi Lin, Chaozheng Zhou, Junyi Shen, Zaoqu Liu, Bufu Tang, Quan Cheng, Youyu Wang, Jian Zhang, Peng Luo
BACKGROUND: Many survivors of a first primary cancer (FPCs) are at risk of developing a second primary cancer (SPC), with effects on patient prognosis. Primary cancers have different frequencies of specific SPC development and the development of SPCs may be closely related to the FPC. The aim of this study was to explore possible correlations between SPCs and FPCs. METHODS: Relevant literature on SPCs was retrospectively searched and screened from four databases, namely, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and PMC...
January 3, 2024: British Journal of Surgery