Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
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J. Cancer Res. Clin. Oncol. · Dec 2007
Age, severe comorbidity and functional impairment independently contribute to poor survival in cancer patients.
With the increasing number of elderly patients suffering from cancer, comorbidity and functional impairment become common problems in patients with cancer. Both comorbidity and functional impairment are associated with a shorter survival time in cancer patients, but their independent role has rarely been addressed before. ⋯ Age, severe comorbidity, functional impairment, and kind of tumour are independently related to shorter survival time in cancer patients.