Cancer mortality and competing causes of death in older adults with cancer: A prospective, multicentre cohort study (ELCAPA-19).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In older patients with cancer, comorbidities compete with cancer for cause of death. The objectives were to evaluate cancer mortality and factors associated, according to metastatic status.

Methods

Between 2007 and 2014, patients with cancer aged ≥70 referred for pre-therapeutic geriatric assessment (GA) were included through the ELCAPA prospective cohort study. The underlying cause of death was defined according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision. The World Health Organisation definition was used to categorise the cause of death as cancer versus another disease (e.g. cardiovascular disease, infectious disease, etc.) Competing risk models were used.

Results

Mean (SD) age of the 1445 included patients was 80.2 (5.8) and 48% were w

SUBMITTER: Assouan D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10709739 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature