title: Death from cancer: a sobering truth for patients with kidney transplants.
abstract: Cancer is a major cause of morbidity among those with kidney transplants. Farrugia et al. examined the overall and site-specific risk of cancer death among kidney transplant recipients. Cancer outcomes, particularly for those with a history of cancer prior to transplantation, are poor. The overall risk of death attributed to cancer in patients with kidney transplants is increased at least tenfold over that in cancer patients in the general population.
authors.affiliation: 1] Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia [2] School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia [3] Centre for Kidney Research, Westmead, Australia.
authors.forename: Germaine
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.affiliation: Centre for Transplant and Renal Research, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeremy R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.affiliation: 1] School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia [2] Centre for Kidney Research, Westmead, Australia.
authors.forename: Jonathan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Craig
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*