Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents | Zendy

Victoria Tang | Zendy; Shoujun Zhao | Zendy; John Boscardin | Zendy; Rebecca L. Sudore | Zendy; Kenneth E. Covinsky | Zendy; Louise C. Walter | Zendy; Laura J. Esserman | Zendy; Rita A. Mukhtar | Zendy; Emily Finlayson | Zendy

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Functional Status and Survival After Breast Cancer Surgery in Nursing Home Residents

Author(s) -

Victoria Tang,

Shoujun Zhao,

John Boscardin,

Rebecca L. Sudore,

Kenneth E. Covinsky,

Louise C. Walter,

Laura J. Esserman,

Rita A. Mukhtar,

Emily Finlayson

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.2736

Subject(s) - lumpectomy , medicine , breast cancer , mastectomy , lymphedema , axillary lymph node dissection , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , breast surgery , cancer , surgery , confidence interval , sentinel lymph node

Breast cancer surgery, the most common cancer operation performed in nursing home residents, is viewed as a low-risk surgical intervention. However, outcomes in patients with high functional dependence and limited life expectancy are poorly understood.

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