Impact of Comorbidities on Survival in Gastric, Colorectal, and Lung Cancer Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of comorbidities in cancer patients may influence treatment decisions and prognoses. This study aimed to examine the impact of comorbidities on overall survival in Japanese patients diagnosed with major solid tumors.

Methods

To obtain patient-level information on clinical conditions and vital status, we performed a record linkage of population-based cancer registry data from Osaka Prefecture, Japan and administrative data produced under the Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) system. The study population comprised patients who received a primary diagnosis of gastric, colorectal, or lung cancer between 2010 and 2012 at any of five cancer centers. We employed the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) score to quantify the impact of comorbidities on surviva

SUBMITTER: Morishima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6375811 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature