Life expectancy estimates for patients diagnosed with prostate cancer in the Veterans Health Administration.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Accurate life expectancy estimates are required to inform prostate cancer treatment decisions. However, few models are specific to the population served or easily implemented in a clinical setting. We sought to create life expectancy estimates specific to Veterans diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Materials and methods

Using national Veterans Health Administration electronic health records, we identified Veterans diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2000 and 2015. We abstracted demographics, comorbidities, oncologic staging, and treatment information. We fit Cox Proportional Hazards models to determine the impact of age, comorbidity, cancer risk, and race on survival. We stratified life expectancy estimates by age, comorbidity and cancer stage.

Results

Our ana

SUBMITTER: Sohlberg EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438257 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature