Burden of Illness in Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Population-Based National Sample

Background: Population trends in aging and improved cancer survival are likely to result in increased cancer prevalence in the United States, but few estimates of the burden of illness among cancer survivors are currently available. The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of illness in...

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Published in:JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2004-09, Vol.96 (17), p.1322-1330
Main Authors: Yabroff, K. Robin, Lawrence, William F., Clauser, Steven, Davis, William W., Brown, Martin L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Cancer
Case-Control Studies
Cost of Illness
Educational Status
Efficiency
Female
Health Status
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects)
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
Survivors - statistics & numerical data
Tumors
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Background: Population trends in aging and improved cancer survival are likely to result in increased cancer prevalence in the United States, but few estimates of the burden of illness among cancer survivors are currently available. The purpose of this study was to estimate the burden of illness in cancer survivors in a national, population-based sample. Methods: A total of 1823 cancer survivors and 5469 age-, sex-, and educational attainment–matched control subjects were identified from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey. Multiple measures of burden, including utility, a summary measure of health, and days lost from work, were compared using two-sided tests of statistical significance for the two groups overall and for subgroups stratified by tumor site and time since diagnosis. Results: Compared with matched control subjects, cancer survivors had poorer outcomes across all burden measures (P
ISSN:0027-8874
1460-2105
DOI:10.1093/jnci/djh255