Functional aging trajectories of older cancer survivors: a latent growth analysis of the US Health and Retirement Study

CONCLUSION: Older cancer survivors experience heterogeneous trajectories of functional aging that are largely characterized by comorbidities prior to diagnosis.IMPLICATION FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Results can help identify older cancer survivors at increased risk for accelerated functional decline.PMID:35218520 | DOI:10.1007/s11764-022-01185-0

Source: Cancer Control - February 26, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ashly C Westrick Kenneth M Langa Marisa Eastman Monica Ospina-Romero Megan A Mullins Lindsay C Kobayashi Source Type: research