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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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2014
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