Walking speed predicts clinical outcomes in older adults with blood cancers

(American Society of Hematology) How slow -- or fast -- older individuals with blood cancers are able to walk four meters (about 13 feet) holds critical information about their overall health and strongly predicts survival and unplanned hospital visits regardless of age, cancer or treatment type, or other factors, according to a new study published today inBlood. The association was strongest in those with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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