BACKGROUND The authors' systematic review indicated an increasing trend in the risk of
second primary cancers (SPCs) from the 1980s to 2000 when considering studies from the
United States and Australia. It is uncertain whether this trend has continued to increase
since 2000. METHODS The current study was a population‐based study of 51,802
individuals with adult‐onset cancers identified in the Tasmanian Cancer Registry. Patients
with a first cancer diagnosis made between 1980 and 2009 were followed up to December …

BACKGROUND: The authors' systematic review indicated an increasing trend in the risk of
second primary cancers (SPCs) from the 1980s to 2000 when considering studies from the
United States and Australia. It is uncertain whether this trend has continued to increase
since 2000. METHODS: The current study was a population-based study of 51,802
individuals with adult-onset cancers identified in the Tasmanian Cancer Registry. Patients
with a first cancer diagnosis made between 1980 and 2009 were followed up to December …