Jun Hong,
National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Korea
Title: Cancer in Dementia Patients
Biography
Biography: Jun Hong,
Abstract
Purpose: Life expectancy has increased enormously worldwide during the last century. As expected, this increase in longevity is paralleled by an increase in the prevalence of age-associated disorders. Among these, cancer and dementia are two often devastating conditions that increase with age.rnrnMothod: This retrospective cohort study used a population-based insurance claim dataset, merged with a cancer registry, to test the prevalence of cancers occurs at various primary sites after diagnosis of dementia.rnrnResults: The study included a cohort of 2235 patients who were first diagnosed as dementia between 2005 and 2014. The site of cancer and duration between the diagnosis of dementia and cancer were analyzed. Among the dementia cases, 337 patients (15%) were diagnosed with cancer during a observation period of 1-10 years. The occurrence of prostatic cancer is 46 cases (13.7 %), colon cancer 17 cases (5 %), stomach cancer 6 cases (1.7 %), lung cancer 4 cases (1.2 %), thyroid cancer 4 cases (1.2 %), breast cancer 3 cases (0.9 %), lung cancer 3 cases (0.9 %),, mouth and throat cancer 3 cases (0.9 %), kidney cancer 3 cases (0.9 %), small intestine cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), pancrease cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), skin cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), ovary cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), lymphoma cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), renal pelvis cancer 1 cases (0.3 %), other cancer 239 cases (70.9 %).rnrnConclusion: This study showed an relationship between cancer and dementia. Further studies focusing on colon and prostate cancers may help elucidate the underlying mechanism and expand the therapeutic strategies.rn