Low physical function following cancer diagnosis is associated with higher mortality risk in postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postmenopausal women with cancer experience an accelerated physical dysfunction beyond what is expected through aging alone due to cancer and its treatments. The aim of this study was to determine whether declines in physical function after cancer diagnosis are associated with all-cause mortality and cancer-specific mortality.

Methods

This prospective cohort study included 8068 postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative with a cancer diagnosis and who had physical function assessed within 1 year of that diagnosis. Self-reported physical function was measured using the 10-item physical function subscale of the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. Cause of death was determined by medical record review, with central adjudication and linkage to the Na

SUBMITTER: Gonzalo-Encabo P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11223816 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature