Causes of death among patients with metastatic prostate cancer in the US from 2000 to 2016

A retrospective study using the SEER database assessed causes of death among US patients with metastatic prostate cancer form 2000 to 2016. Among 26,168 patients included in the analysis 63.9% died during the follow-up period. Of the total deaths 77.8% were from prostate cancer, 5.5% from other cancers, and 16.7% from noncancer causes. The most common noncancer causes of deathwere cardiovascular diseases (SMR versus age-matched men in the general population 1.34; 95% CI 1.26-1.42), COPD (1.19; 1.03-1.36), and cerebrovascular diseases (1.31; 1.13-1.50).