A Comparison of Chronic Conditions & Health Characteristics between Cancer Survivors and non-Cancer Survivors

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• Alternative Title:
  Chronic Illn
• Personal Author:
  Singh, Anjin ; Gallaway, Michael Shayne ; Rascon, Addey
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Cancer survivors have unique healthcare needs. An important consideration for survivorship is chronic disease and other health risk factors. The purpose of this study is to describe demographics, risk factors, and comorbid health conditions in adult cancer survivors.
  
  Method
  
  We analyzed 2019 Arizona Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data to compare cancer survivors to non-cancer controls (i.e., non-cancer survivors) to identify assess differences between the two populations. Adjusted and unadjusted population-based estimates and 95% confidence intervals were calculated, and multivariable logistic regression models were calculated, adjusting for sex, race/ethnicity, and age.
  
  Results
  
  8,920 respondents (1,007 survivors; 7,913 non-cancer survivors) were included. Compared to non-cancer survivors, cancer survivors were more likely to be female, 65 years and older, non-Hispanic white, veterans, and less likely to be employed.
  
  Discussion
  
  These findings can be used by healthcare and public health practitioners to evaluate the programmatic efforts and resources, implement targeted interventions towards cancer survivors, and ultimately improve health and quality of life.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Arizona Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Cancer Survivors Chronic Disease Comorbidity Female Health Status Humans Male Middle Aged Neoplasms Quality Of Life Risk Factors Survivors Young Adult

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• Keywords:
  BRFSS Cancer Survivor Chronic Conditions Comorbidities Risk Factors
• Source:
  Chronic Illn. 20(2):349-359
• Pubmed ID:
  37724026
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11046444
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U01 DP006581/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  20
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:2452a3ee40760d93fcef1321c62f32e0a3c0ed42e0a7619397f584c44cd54eff
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154843/cdc_154843_DS1.pdf
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