Research Article
Long-Term Survival in Young Women: Hazards and Competing Risks after Thyroid Cancer
Table 4
Distribution of Causes of Death by Age Group: 1975–2009 SEER 9 (Follow-Up through December 31, 2009).
| Cause of Death | | % all cases | % all deaths |
| <40 years ( 14,450) |
| Any Cause | 406 | 2.8% | | Thyroid Cancer | 63 | 0.4% | 15.5% | Other Cancer | 113 | 0.8% | 27.8% | Other Causes | 176 | 1.2% | 43.4% | Heart Disease (Rank #1) | 38 | 21.6%† | 9.4% | Accidents/Adverse Events (Rank #2) | 23 | 13.1%† | 5.7% | Cerebrovascular Disease (Rank #3) | 17 | 9.7%† | 4.2% | State DC not available‡ | 54 | 0.4% | 13.3% |
| 40+ years ( 20,513) |
| Any Cause | 3,601 | 17.6% | | Thyroid Cancer | 962 | 4.7% | 26.7% | Other Cancer | 648 | 3.2% | 18.0% | Other Causes | 1,866 | 9.1% | 51.8% | Heart Disease (Rank #1) | 692 | 37.1%† | 19.2% | Cerebrovascular Disease (Rank #2) | 221 | 11.8%† | 6.1% | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Rank #3) | 91 | 4.9%† | 2.5% | State DC not available‡ | 125 | 0.6% | 3.5% |
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†% of other causes of death. ‡Censored in all Cox regression models.
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