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Chemotherapy Administration during Pelvic Radiation for Cervical Cancer Patients Aged ≥ 55 Years in the SEER-Medicare Population
Joint Authors
Simpkins, Fiona
Kunos, Charles A.
Waggoner, Steven
Frasure, Heidi E.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2008, Issue 2008 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2008-08-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Our study evaluated whether 1999 National Cancer Institute (NCI) chemoradiation guidelines for cervical cancer impacted treatment of women ≥55 years.
We identified 385 women ≥55 years (median, 72 years) diagnosed with stage II-IVA cervical cancer between January, 1998 and December, 2002 in the United States Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare registries.
Chemoradiation frequency tables were constructed for age, race, community setting, socioeconomic status, and comorbidity index.
Of 385 women, 166 (43%) received chemoradiation as primary treatment.
Prior to the 1999 NCI clinical alert, 5/43 (12%) in 1998 and 24/54 (44%) in 1999 received chemoradiation.
The chemoradiation proportion was 41% (36/87) in 2000, 48% (51/107) in 2001, and 53% (50/94) in 2002 (trend, P<.01).
Women ≥71 years had significantly lower odds of chemoradiation (P=.04).
While SEER-Medicare data indicated an increasing trend for chemoradiation after the 1999 NCI clinical alert, chemoradiation was less frequent in elderly women with cervical cancer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kunos, Charles A.& Frasure, Heidi E.& Simpkins, Fiona& Waggoner, Steven. 2008. Chemotherapy Administration during Pelvic Radiation for Cervical Cancer Patients Aged ≥ 55 Years in the SEER-Medicare Population. Journal of Oncology،Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kunos, Charles A.…[et al.]. Chemotherapy Administration during Pelvic Radiation for Cervical Cancer Patients Aged ≥ 55 Years in the SEER-Medicare Population. Journal of Oncology No. 2008 (2008), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kunos, Charles A.& Frasure, Heidi E.& Simpkins, Fiona& Waggoner, Steven. Chemotherapy Administration during Pelvic Radiation for Cervical Cancer Patients Aged ≥ 55 Years in the SEER-Medicare Population. Journal of Oncology. 2008. Vol. 2008, no. 2008, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988132
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-988132