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Long‐Term Mortality in Diabetic Foot Disease is Higher Than That of Overall Cancer: Results From Three International Cohorts
Qing-Liang Zeng
Zi-Wei Tang
Xiang-Jun Chen
Lin-Lin Zhan
Victoria G. Balasubramanian
Zhi-Hao Chen
Man-Man Du
Qi Zhang
Fei Lian
Xiao-Ru Zhang
Qing Liang
Wen-Rui Zhao
Xun Li
Meng-Yao Zhang
Qi-Fu Li
Shu-Min Yang
Jin-Bo Hu
Qing-Feng Cheng
Hang Shen
Medicine
Abstract
Guidelines suggest that the risk of mortality in diabetic foot disease (DFD) is comparable to that of cancer; however, high‐quality evidence is lacking. We aimed to compare the mortality of DFD with that of various cancers based on data from international cohorts.