Open AccessProgression of Frailty in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Report
Author(s) -
Angela Delaney,
Carrie R. Howell,
Kevin R. Krull,
Tara M. Brinkman,
Gregory T. Armstrong,
Wassim Chemaitilly,
Carmen L. Wilson,
Daniel A. Mulrooney,
Zhaoming Wang,
Jennifer Q. Lanctot,
Ruth E. Johnson,
Matthew R Krull,
Robyn E. Partin,
Kyla Shelton,
Deo Kumar Srivastava,
Leslie L. Robison,
Melissa M. Hudson,
Kirsten K. Ness
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797
H-Index - 356
eISSN - 1460-2105
pISSN - 0027-8874
DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djab033
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , incidence (geometry) , proportional hazards model , odds ratio , cohort study , gerontology , demography , physics , sociology , optics
Some adult survivors of childhood cancers develop frailty at higher rates than expected based on their chronological age. This study examined the incidence of frailty among survivors at 10 or more years after diagnosis, frailty prevalence 5 years later, and risk factors for becoming frail.