Sepsis as a cause of death among elderly cancer patients: an updated SEER database analysis 2000-2021.

Ann Med Surg (Lond) · 2025 · PMC11981292 · PMID 40212191

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However, death due to cancer causes had also highly significant SMR in elderly cancer patients within 10+ years of follow-up (O/E = 7.23, P < 0.05, 95% CI: 7.22-7.24) especially within the first year after diagnosis (O/E = 27.02, P < 0.05, 95% CI: 26.96-27.08).

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