Open Access<p>Multimorbidity by Patient and Tumor Factors and Time-to-Surgery Among Colorectal Cancer Patients in Spain: A Population-Based Study</p>
Author(s) -
Miguel Ángel Luque-Fernandez,
Daniel Redondo-Sánchez,
Shing Fung Lee,
Miguel RodríguezBarranco,
Ma Carmen Carmona-García,
Rafael MarcosGragera,
MaríaJosé Sánchez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s229935
Subject(s) - medicine , comorbidity , colorectal cancer , cancer , population , diabetes mellitus , multimorbidity , disease , etiology , confidence interval , environmental health , endocrinology
Cancer treatment and outcomes can be influenced by tumor characteristics, patient overall health status, and comorbidities. While previous studies have analyzed the influence of comorbidity on cancer outcomes, limited information is available regarding factors associated with the increased prevalence of comorbidities and multimorbidity among patients with colorectal cancer in Spain.