Management and outcomes for elderly women with vulvar cancer over time

Objective To examine changes over time in survival and treatment for women diagnosed with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting USA, data obtained from the SEER Program for 1988–2009. Populati...

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Published in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 2014-05, Vol.121 (6), p.719-727
Main Authors: Rauh‐Hain, JA, Clemmer, J, Clark, RM, Bradford, LS, Growdon, WB, Goodman, A, Boruta, DM, Dizon, DS, Schorge, JO, Carmen, MG
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - mortality
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - prevention & control
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - therapy
Elderly
Female
Genital cancers
Gynecologic Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data
Gynecology
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Neoplasm Staging
Older people
Proportional Hazards Models
Radiotherapy - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
SEER Program
Sentinel Surveillance
Time Factors
United States - epidemiology
vulvar cancer
Vulvar Neoplasms - mortality
Vulvar Neoplasms - pathology
Vulvar Neoplasms - prevention & control
Vulvar Neoplasms - therapy
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Summary:Objective To examine changes over time in survival and treatment for women diagnosed with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. Design Retrospective analysis. Setting USA, data obtained from the SEER Program for 1988–2009. Population Women with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma. Methods Women were stratified by age:
ISSN:1470-0328
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.12580