Gynecologic cancer outcomes in the elderly poor: A population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adults aged ≥65 years who are dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid are an at-risk group in health care. However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the outcomes of women with gynecologic cancers in this population are unknown.

Methods

The current study was a population-based cohort study of North Carolina state cancer registry cases of uterine, ovarian, cervical, and vulvar/vaginal cancers (2003-2009), with linked enrollment in Medicare and state Medicaid. Outcomes of all-cause mortality and stage of disease at the time of diagnosis were analyzed as a function of enrollment status using multivariate analysis and survival curves.

Results

Of 4522 women aged ≥65 years (3702 of whom were enrolled in Medicare [82%] and 820 of whom were dually enrolled [1

SUBMITTER: Doll KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4592393 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature