Multimorbidity and cancer treatment among the older patients in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of individuals who are diagnosed with cancer and other comorbidities continues to increase, and the average number of comorbidities among racial/ethnic minority patients is higher than non-Hispanic (N.H.)-white patients. Therefore, we explored the association between race/ethnicity, comorbidities, and cancer treatment among older Americans diagnosed with the four most common cancer types.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, SEER-Medicare linked data were used to identify 692,159 individuals over 65 years old diagnosed with female breast, colorectal, lung, or prostate cancer from 1992-2011. Multimorbidity was defined as having cancer plus two or more comorbidities. Modified Poisson regression models were used to assess the association between c

SUBMITTER: Pham TT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779064 | biostudies-literature | 2026

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature