Comorbidity is an issue of growing importance due to changing demographics and the
increasing number of adults over the age of 65 with cancer. The best approach to the clinical …

Studies over the past decade show that some people are receiving more care than they
need, and some are receiving less. Simple averages from a number of studies indicate that …

Background and Methods Pain is often inadequately treated in patients with cancer. A total
of 1308 outpatients with metastatic cancer from 54 treatment locations affiliated with the …

Important comorbidities recorded on outpatient claims in administrative datasets may be
missed in analyses when only inpatient care is considered. Using the comorbid conditions …

Comorbidity generally is measured by medical record abstraction, which is expensive and
often impractical. The aim of this study was to assess the reproducibility and validity of a …

Background: In this first article of what is planned to be an annual series, we examine the
history of cancer prevalence reporting and the role that these annual figures play in guiding …

ContextPostmenopausal women aged 55 years and older have 66% of incident breast
tumors and experience 77% of breast cancer mortality, but other age-related health …

Background Adjuvant chemotherapy is standard treatment for patients with resected colon
cancer who are at high risk for recurrence, but the efficacy and toxicity of such treatment in …

Context.—Measures of physical and cognitive function are strong prognostic predictors of
hospital outcomes for older persons, but current risk adjustment and burden of illness …

Mammary tumors are the most common type of tumors in intact female dogs. Several
epidemiologic studies have been conducted over the years and provide an estimate of the …