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ArticleAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP2021

Survival of Cancer Patients with Co-Morbid Tuberculosis in Thailand.

Pallop Siewchaisakul, Sirinya Nanthanangkul, Chalongpon Santong, Krittika Suwanrungruang, Patravoot Vatanasapt

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Article in Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Pallop SiewchaisakulFaculty of Public Health, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0003-4738-1915
Sirinya NanthanangkulASEAN Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-9860-9268
Chalongpon SantongCancer Unit, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Krittika SuwanrungruangASEAN Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Patravoot VatanasaptASEAN Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Group, Khon Kaen, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0001-6037-8994
Khon Kaen University · THChiang Mai University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveWe aimed to investigate the survival time and its related factors among cancer patients with co-morbid tuberculosis (TB) in Thailand.

methodsWe conducted this retro-prospective cohort study on cancer patients without co-morbid TB using the data from population-based cancer registry of Khon Kaen, TB databases from the Khon Kaen Central Hospital, and the Region 7 Office of Disease Prevention and Control from 2001 to 2015 to determine the onset of TB after cancer. The cancer patients were then followed up until 2017 to assess their survival status. The Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazard regression were used to estimate cumulative survival curves, compare various survival distributions, and adjusted hazard ratios.

resultsLung, head and neck, and liver cancers led to a  significantly different survival time between patients with and without co-morbid TB. After adjustment, it was found that patients suffering from lung, head and neck, or liver cancer and co-morbid TB had significantly lower risk of death than those without co-morbid TB. Based on the stratified analysis, lung cancer patients with distant metastasis and co-morbid TB had 3.01-fold and 2.99-fold significantly increased risk of death compared to those without co-morbid TB.

conclusionWe found that cancer patients with co-morbid TB were at lower risk of death compared with those without co-morbid TB. In addition to cancer stage, it seems that cancer comorbidity with TB could modify the risk of death for lung cancer patients.There is a need for further studies to support our findings including other related risk factors. <br />.

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