Impact of Undetected Comorbidity on Treatment and Outcomes of Breast Cancer

Preexisting comorbidity adversely impacts breast cancer treatment and outcomes. We examined the incremental impact of comorbidity undetected until cancer. We followed breast cancer patients in SEER-Medicare from 12 months before to 84 months after diagnosis. Two comorbidity indices were constructed:...

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Main Authors: Robert I. Griffiths, Michelle L. Gleeson, José M. Valderas, Mark D. Danese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/970780
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