Geriatric conditions and treatment burden following diagnosis of non-muscle- invasive bladder cancer in older adults: A population-based analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Treatment burden is emerging as an important patient-centered outcome for older adults with cancer who concurrently manage geriatric conditions. Our objective was to evaluate the contribution of geriatric conditions to treatment burden in older adults with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Methods

We identified 73,395 Medicare beneficiaries age 66+ diagnosed with NMIBC (Stage

SUBMITTER: Garg T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8429195 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature