Geriatric conditions and treatment burden following diagnosis of non-muscle- invasive bladder cancer in older adults: A population-based analysis
- Garg, Tullika
- Johns, Alicia
- Young, Amanda J.
- Nielsen, Matthew E.
- Tan, Hung Jui
- McMullen, Carmit K.
- Kirchner, H. Lester
- Cohen, Harvey J.
Publication date
September 2021
DOI Publisher
University of Memphis Digital CommonsAbstract
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 (Stag
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