ArticleJournal of cancer epidemiology2012
Chronic Diseases among Older Cancer Survivors.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Health care services use among long-term breast cancer survivors: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2019Pooled it
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- Long-term breast cancer survivors: experiences, needs, and proposals for person-centred care.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
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- Cardiovascular Disease and Chronic Pulmonary Disease Increase the Risk of Short-Term Major Postoperative Complications after Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- High risk of non-cancer mortality in bladder cancer patients: evidence from SEER-Medicaid.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Prevalence of Potential Pharmacological Interactions in Patients Undergoing Systemic Chemotherapy in a Tertiary Hospital.Hospital pharmacy · 2022Article
- Cardiometabolic Comorbidities in Cancer Survivors:JACC. CardioOncology · 2022Review
- Healthcare utilization and spending among older patients diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2021Article
- Depressive Symptoms and Associated Health-Related Variables in Older Adult Breast Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Controls.Oncology nursing forum · 2021Article
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- Causes of Death After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis: A Population-Based Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
- Patterns of medication adherence in a multi-ethnic cohort of prevalent statin users diagnosed with breast, prostate, or colorectal cancer.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2018Article
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- Living with cancer and other chronic conditions: Patients' perceptions of their healthcare experience.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2017Article
- Trajectories of multimorbidity: exploring patterns of multimorbidity in patients with more than ten chronic health problems in life course.BMC family practice · 2015Article
- Competing risks of cancer mortality and cardiovascular events in individuals with multimorbidity.Journal of comorbidity · 2014Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Objective. To compare the occurrence of pre-existing and subsequent comorbidity among older cancer patients (≥60 years) with older non-cancer patients. Material and Methods. Each cancer patient (n = 3835, mean age 72) was matched with four non-cancer patients in terms of age, sex, and practice. The occurrence of chronic diseases was assessed cross-sectionally (lifetime prevalence at time of diagnosis) and longitudinally (incidence after diagnosis) for all cancer patients and for breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer patients separately. Cancer and non-cancer patients were compared using logistic and Cox regression analysis. Results. The occurrence of the most common pre-existing and incident chronic diseases was largely similar in cancer and non-cancer patients, except for pre-existing COPD (OR 1.21, 95% CI 1.06-1.37) and subsequent venous thrombosis in the first two years after cancer diagnosis (HR 4.20, 95% CI 2.74-6.44), which were significantly more frequent (P < 0.01) among older cancer compared to non-cancer patients. Conclusion. The frequency of multimorbidity in older cancer patients is high. However, apart from COPD and venous thrombosis, the incidence of chronic diseases in older cancer patients is similar compared to non-cancer patients of the same age, sex, and practice.
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