Open AccessCompeting Risks of Cancer Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Individuals with Multimorbidity
Author(s) -
Elizabeth A. Bayliss,
Liza M. Reifler,
Chan Zeng,
Deanna B. McQuillan,
Jennifer L. Ellis,
John F. Steiner
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of comorbidity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2235-042X
DOI - 10.15256/joc.2014.4.41
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , myocardial infarction , comorbidity , cohort , cumulative incidence , cohort study , intensive care medicine , confidence interval
Cancer patients with cardiovascular and other comorbidities are at concurrent risk of multiple adverse outcomes. However, most treatment decisions are guided by evidence from single-outcome models, which may be misleading for multimorbid patients.
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