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Table 3 Hazard ratio of overall survival in melanoma patients based on age at diagnosis of melanoma and interval from first melanoma to specific SPC diagnosis

From: Types of second primary cancer influence overall survival in cutaneous melanoma

Age at diagnosis (years old)

No SPC

Interval to SPC from first melanoma diagnosis

< 1 year

1–5 year

6–10 year

>  10 year

N

HR (95% CI)

N

HR (95% CI)

N

HR (95% CI)

N

HR (95% CI)

N

HR (95% CI)

Squamous cell skin cancer

  < 60

2144

Reference

2

2.1 (0.6–6.5)

6

1.7 (0. 8–3.7)

8

1.0 (0.52–2.0)

7

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

22

6.7 (4.5–10.0)

75

5.7 (4. 6–7.1)

62

6.5 (5.0–8.3)

50

6.8 (5.1–9.1)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.7 (14.8–16.6)

42

20.0 (14.9–26.7)

91

17.7 (14.8–21.2)

24

16.1 (11.4–22.6)

6

19.6 (10.0–38.5)

Breast cancer

  < 60

2144

Reference

4

1.8 (0.6–5.1)

18

1.9 (1.2–3.0)

17

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

19

0.5 (0.3–0.8)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

12

9.1 (5.8–14.2)

36

5.6 (4.0–7.7)

25

6.2 (4.3–8.9)

16

7.4 (4.6–12.0)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.7 (14.8–16.6)

7

17.5 (9.3–33.1)

24

23.4 (16.6–32.9)

12

18.1 (10.7–30.6)

2

25.6 (3.07–212.4)

Prostate cancer

  < 60

2144

Ref

1

1.2 (0.2–9.0)

9

1.2 (0.6–2.4)

10

0.8 (0.4–1.5)

14

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

22

5.9 (4.0–8.8)

139

6.4 (5.4–7.6)

96

5.9 (4.9–7.1)

65

7.6 (6.1–9.5)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.8 (14.9–16.7)

7

16.7 (9.3–30.0)

46

17.2 (14.0–21.1)

13

29.3 (17.0–50.5)

1

29.5 (27.4–31.7)

Colorectal cancer

  < 60

2144

Reference

2

2.8 (0.5–14.8)

10

2.9 (1.6–5.3)

16

2.1 (1.3–3.4)

22

0.7 (0.4–1.0)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

24

13.3 (8.3–21.5)

62

11.3 (9.0–14.3)

68

13.1 (10.2–16.8)

39

10.4 (7.6–14.3)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.7 (14.8–16.6)

11

17.4 (10.2–29.6)

46

26.5 (18.6–37.7)

9

28.5 (16.0–50.9)

0

0 (0–0)

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

  < 60

2144

Reference

4

4.7 (2.4–9.4)

7

1.9 (0.9–4.1)

1

0.2 (0.0–1.1)

7

0.2 (0.1–0.5)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

7

21.5 (9. 9–46.7)

42

13.9 (10.7–18.1)

18

15.7 (9.1–27.2)

14

13.4 (7.2–24.7)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.67 (14.8–16.6)

1

50.0 (45.9–54.6)

12

27.6 (14.6–51.8)

0

 

0

 

Lung cancer

  < 60

2144

Reference

5

15.3 (6.8–34.5)

11

3.7 (2.0–6.9)

15

2.4 (1.4–4.0)

32

1.1 (0.8–1.6)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

16

28.7 (16.1–51.2)

64

42.3 (29.3–61.0)

34

35.2 (21.9–56.5)

31

34.6 (25.1–47.6)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.7 (14.8–16.6)

3

56.9 (23.6–136.9)

7

62.5 (36.5–106.9)

6

1

Cancer of unknown primary

  < 60

2144

Reference

1

1.7 (0.2–14.2)

13

4.9 (2.8–8.6)

13

2.2 (1.2–3.7)

22

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

 60–79

5251

3.9 (3.7–4.1)

6

40.0 (13.7–116.8)

28

35.0 (17.6–69.7)

22

50.0 (32.4–77.1)

22

97.0 (66.3–141.9)

  ≥ 80

3641

15.7 (14.8–16.6)

3

23.8 (9.71–58.2)

13

50.2 (16.2–155.7)

1

231.6 (210.3–255.1)

1

227.0 (206.2–249.8)

  1. N number of death, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, SPC second primary cancer