Impact of age, comorbidity and symptoms on physical function in long-term breast cancer survivors (CALGB 70803)

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 82-89

  Cohen, Harvey Jay ^a   Lan, Lan ^a   Archer, Laura ^a   Kornblith, Alice B ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Comorbidity; Elderly; Physical function; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 84858797009     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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