Table 2. Site of the Carcinomas Observed... | American Society of Hematology

Table 2.

Site of the Carcinomas Observed in the Long-Term Follow-Up of 461 Elderly PV Patients According to the Treatment

	Patients on ³²P Alone	Patients on ³²P and Maintenance	Total No. of Cancer Patients
Digestive tract	4	5	9
Prostate	2	7	9
Skin^*	2	7	9
Lung and pleura^†	4	4	8
Breast	4	2	6
Bladder-kidney	3	3	6
Uterus-ovary	1	1	2
Larynx-tongue	0	2	2
Thyroid	0	1	1
Metastases of nonidentified origin	2	2	4

	Patients on ³²P Alone	Patients on ³²P and Maintenance	Total No. of Cancer Patients
Digestive tract	4	5	9
Prostate	2	7	9
Skin^*	2	7	9
Lung and pleura^†	4	4	8
Breast	4	2	6
Bladder-kidney	3	3	6
Uterus-ovary	1	1	2
Larynx-tongue	0	2	2
Thyroid	0	1	1
Metastases of nonidentified origin	2	2	4

Including multiple skin cancers in 2 patients receiving hydroxyurea.

Including 2 cases of lung cancer in women (1 in each branch).