Cardiovascular comorbidities and survival of lung cancer patients: Medicare data based analysis. Issue 1 (April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kravchenko, Julia; Berry, Mark; Arbeev, Konstantin; Kim Lyerly, H.; Yashin, Anatoly; Akushevich, Igor
• Is Part Of: Lung cancer. Volume 88:Issue 1(2015:Apr.)
• Page Start: 85
• Page End: 93
• Publication Date: 2015-04
• Subjects: Lungs -- Cancer -- Periodicals; Lung Neoplasms -- Abstracts; Lung Neoplasms -- Periodicals; Poumons -- Cancer -- Périodiques; Lungs -- Cancer; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Electronic journals; 616.99424
• DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2015.01.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-5002

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Most of CVD comorbidities were associated with decreased survival of NSCLC patients.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">The impact of CVD comorbidities varies by lung cancer stage and treatment.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">The large population-based dataset of older U.S. adults is used in analysis.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">The results help choose lung cancer treatment in older patients with comorbidities.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>