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ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2015

The complex health profile of long-term cancer survivors: prevalence and predictors of comorbid conditions.

Corinne R Leach, Kathryn E Weaver, Noreen M Aziz, Catherine M Alfano, Keith M Bellizzi, Erin E Kent, Laura P Forsythe, Julia H Rowland

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Article in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 144 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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144citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

144 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. A systematic review of smartphone applications for cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024
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  4. Mapping Systematic Reviews of Breast Cancer Survivorship Interventions: A Network Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2022
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  9. The role of the GP in follow-up cancer care: a systematic literature review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2016
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  17. Impact of a behavioral weight loss intervention on comorbidities in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016
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  20. Allostatic Load, Multimorbidity, and Overall and Cancer-Specific Survival among Older Adults in the United States.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Corinne R LeachBehavioral Research Center, American Cancer Society, 250 Williams St 30303, Atlanta, GA, USA, corinne.leach@cancer.org.
Kathryn E Weaver
Noreen M Aziz
Catherine M Alfano
Keith M Bellizzi
Erin E Kent
Laura P Forsythe
Julia H Rowland
National Cancer Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · USAmerican Cancer Society · USPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute · USUniversity of Connecticut · USWake Forest University · US

Funding

NCI NIH HHS N01-PC-35136
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAdult cancer survivors have complex medical profiles that may include chronic conditions beyond cancer. Few studies have examined the prevalence of comorbidities before and after a cancer diagnosis.

methodsCancer cases were sampled from two California cancer registries to examine medical conditions (ever experienced and developed after cancer) among 1,527 long-term breast, prostate, colorectal, and gynecological cancer survivors by socio-demographic, cancer-related, and health behavior variables.

resultsOn average, survivors reported five medical conditions ever diagnosed (95 % CI, 4.8, 5.1) and 1.9 conditions (95 % CI, 1.8, 2.0) diagnosed after cancer. Breast cancer survivors reported the highest (5.8 ever, 2.9 post-cancer) and prostate survivors the lowest (4.0 ever, 1.0 post-cancer) comorbidity burden. Higher comorbidity burden was associated with older age, being a breast cancer survivor, divorced, widowed or separated, non-Hispanic White, overweight or obese, and not receiving chemotherapy. Breast and endometrial cancer survivors, as well as those more than 10 years post-diagnosis, obese, or physically inactive were more likely to report that these comorbidities occurred after cancer. Cancer treatment type, smoking, age, race/ethnicity, marital status, and education were not significant predictors of comorbidities acquired post-cancer.

conclusionsCancer survivors report a large number of medical conditions, many identified after a cancer diagnosis. Findings suggest that time since cancer diagnosis, body mass index, and activity level are important contextual variables when managing survivor's post-treatment follow-up care. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Survivors may benefit when health professionals recommend specific strategies to achieve a healthy weight and regular physical activity for better long-term health outcomes after cancer.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBody Mass IndexCaliforniaComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsObesityOverweightPrevalenceRisk FactorsSmoking

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