2
nd
cancers after RT of prostate Ca
Relative Risk
After >5 years
After >10 years
All second cancers
1.11 (p<0.007)
1.27 (p<0.002)
Bladder
1.55 (p<0.0001)
1.77 (p<0.01)
Rectum
1.35 (p<0.06)
2.05 (p<0.03)
Lung
1.22 (p<0.01)
1.42 (p<0.02)
Leukaemia in first 10 years:
Surgery patients
Irradiated patients
Relative risk in 10 y
39 in
343,690 person-years
25 in
112,422 person-years
2 (p<0.05)
Brenner DJ et al.
Cancer
2000;88:398-406