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Incidence of Hypercalcemia by Tumor Type*
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Tumor Type
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Percentage of Patients
Who Develop Hypercalcemia
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*Adapted from Lang-Kummer.[1]
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| Lung |
27.3 |
| Breast |
25.7 |
| Multiple myeloma |
7.3 |
| Head and neck |
6.9 |
| Unknown primary |
4.7 |
| Lymphoma/leukemia |
4.3 |
| Renal |
4.3 |
| Gastrointestinal |
4.1 |
References
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Lang-Kummer J: Hypercalcemia. In: Groenwald SL, Goodman M, Frogge MH, et al., eds.: Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1997, pp 684-701.
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