Multimorbidity and cancer treatment among the older patients in the United States
Our findings suggest that the prevalence of multimorbidity among older patients with cancer has increased and negatively affected cancer treatment among this population. Racial disparities may exist in cancer treatment and seem to be more pronounced in patients without multimorbidity.
Authors
- Anne F. Rositch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8482)
- Avonne E. Connor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7453-3892)
- Tung T. Pham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9044-290X)
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Center for Creative Initiatives in Health and Population (VN)
- Hologic (United States) (US)
- VinUniversity (VN)
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338721
- Primary Topic
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00