Risk of second cancer in cancer survivors mainly confined to the same cancer type as the first

Monday, November 28, 2011 - 13:30 in Health & Medicine

Cancer survivors have more than double the risk of a second primary cancer of the same type, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal), whereas the risk of a second primary cancer of another type was only slightly elevated.

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