Association between marital status and all-cause mortality of patients with metastatic breast cancer: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the association between marital status and the prognosis of patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Data of patients with MBC were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Patients were classified into married and unmarried groups. Kaplan-Meier analysis with the log-rank test was conducted to compare breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) and overall survival (OS) between the groups. Univariable and multivariable Cox proportional models were used to determine whether marital status was independently associated with OS, and the Fine-Gray subdistribution hazard method was performed to determine whether marital status was independently associated with BCSS. In total, 16,513 patients with MBC were identified, including

SUBMITTER: Zhu S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10241782 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature