Use of real-world data to study health services utilisation and comorbidities in long-term breast cancer survivors (the SURBCAN study): study protocol for a longitudinal population-based cohort study

Introduction Breast cancer has become a chronic disease due to survival improvement and the need to monitor the side effects of treatment and the disease itself. The aim of the SURBCAN study is to describe comorbidity, healthcare services use and adherence to preventive recommendations in long-term...

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Main Authors: Xavier Castells, Beatriz Poblador-Plou, Alexandra Prados-Torres, Maria Sala, Javier Gorricho, Anna Jansana, Isabel Del Cura, Teresa Sanz Cuesta, A Gimeno Miguel, Manuela Lanzuela, Berta Ibañez, Ibai Tamayo, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, María Padilla-Ruiz, Maximino Redondo, Mercè Comas, Laia Domingo, Antonio Díaz-Holgado, Francisco Javier Salamanca, Mercè Abizanda, Talita Duarte, Javier Louro, María del Carmen Martínez, Cristóbal Molina, Guillermo Pérez, Ana María Muñoz, Óscar Toldos, Javier Baquedano, Rossana Burgui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/9/e040253.full