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Cancer Risk and Behavioral Factors, Comorbidities, and Functional Status in the US Elderly Population
Joint Authors
Yashin, Anatoliy I.
Ukraintseva, Svetlana V.
Arbeev, Konstantin G.
Kravchenko, Julia
Akushevich, Igor
Akushevich, Igor
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-07-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
About 80% of all cancers are diagnosed in the elderly and up to 75% of cancers are associated with behavioral factors.
An approach to estimate the contribution of various measurable factors, including behavior/lifestyle, to cancer risk in the US elderly population is presented.
The nationally representative National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS) data were used for measuring functional status and behavioral factors in the US elderly population (65+), and Medicare Claims files linked to each person from the NLTCS were used for estimating cancer incidence.
The associations (i.e., relative risks) of selected factors with risks of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancers were evaluated and discussed.
Behavioral risk factors significantly affected cancer risks in the US elderly.
The most influential of potentially preventable risk factors can be detected with this approach using NLTCS-Medicare linked dataset and for further deeper analyses employing other datasets with detailed risk factors description.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Akushevich, Igor& Kravchenko, Julia& Akushevich, Igor& Ukraintseva, Svetlana V.& Arbeev, Konstantin G.& Yashin, Anatoliy I.. 2011. Cancer Risk and Behavioral Factors, Comorbidities, and Functional Status in the US Elderly Population. ISRN Oncology،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Akushevich, Igor…[et al.]. Cancer Risk and Behavioral Factors, Comorbidities, and Functional Status in the US Elderly Population. ISRN Oncology No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Akushevich, Igor& Kravchenko, Julia& Akushevich, Igor& Ukraintseva, Svetlana V.& Arbeev, Konstantin G.& Yashin, Anatoliy I.. Cancer Risk and Behavioral Factors, Comorbidities, and Functional Status in the US Elderly Population. ISRN Oncology. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-470383
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470383