Table 3 Cause of death of 45 patients with rheumatic disease and cancer

1

DM/PM

Breast

Cancer progression

2

1

1

2

DM/PM

Gastric

Cancer progression

4

0

0

3

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

1

0

0

4

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

1

0

1

5

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

2

2

1

6

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

2

2

0

7

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

3

2

0

8

DM/PM

Lung

Cancer progression

NA

0

0

9

RA

Breast

Cancer progression

2

0

2

10

RA

Breast

Cancer progression

4

1

0

11

RA

Breast

Congestive Heart failure

1

0

1

12

RA

Breast

Old age

2

0

2

13

RA

Colon

Cancer progression

1

1

1

14

RA

Colon

Cancer progression

3

2

2

15

RA

Colon

Cancer progression

4

1

2

16

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

1

0

0

17

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

1

0

0

18

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

1

0

0

19

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

2

1

2

20

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

2

0

0

21

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

2

0

1

22

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

3

2

1

23

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

3

0

1

24

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

3

0

1

25

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

3

1

2

26

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

0

27

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

2

0

28

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

0

0

29

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

1

30

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

2

2

31

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

2

1

32

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

0

33

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

2

1

34

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

0

0

35

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

0

36

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

4

0

2

37

RA

Lung

Cancer progression

NA

1

0

38

SLE

Breast

Cancer progression

4

1

0

39

SLE

Colon

Cancer progression

1

0

2

40

SSc

Colon

ILD aggrevation

3

1

2

41

SSc

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

2

42

SSc

Lung

Cancer progression

4

2

1

43

SSc

Lung

Cancer progression

4

1

0

44

SSc

Lung

Cancer progression

4

0

0

45

SSc

Lung

Cancer progression

NA

2

2