Associations between frailty and cancer-specific mortality among older women with breast cancer
ConclusionAmong a cohort of older women with BC, higher degrees of frailty were associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality, but not BC-specific mortality. Future study should examine if preventing progression of frailty may improve all-cause mortality.
Source: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
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