Table 1
From: Changing causes of death in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis: 20 years of progress
Cause of death | Before 1990 | Age at death | Since 1990 | Age at death |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorectal cancer | 64 (58.2%) | 41.1 | 41 (40.2%) | 49.4 |
Desmoid disease | 12 (10.9%) | 33.8 | 9 (8.8%) | 34.6 |
Periampullary cancer | 9 (8.2%) | 49.1 | 4 (3.9%) | 51.7 |
Brain cancer | 8 (7.3%) | 19.6 | 2 (2%) | 81 |
Perioperative | 5 (4.5%) | 32.6 | 3 (2.9%) | 59.5 |
Accident | 3 (2.7%) | 31.3 | 0 | 0 |
Other | 9 (8.2%) | 38.4 | 24 (23.5%) | 53 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 19 (18.6%) | 57.8 |
Overall cancer (excluding desmoids) | 85 (77.3%) | Â | 57 (55.9%) | Â |