Cancer Prevention
Research from J.F. Piccirillo and co-researchers in the area of cancer prevention described
Published in AIDS Weekly, September 1st, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'The changing prevalence of comorbidity across the age spectrum,' have been published. "The purpose of the research was to demonstrate that comorbid health conditions disproportionately affect elderly cancer patients. Descriptive analyses and stacked area charts were used to examine the prevalence and severity of comorbid ailments by age of 27,506 newly diagnosed patients treated at one of eight cancer centers between 1998 and 2003," investigators in the United States report.
"Hypertension was the most common ailment in all patients, diabetes was the second most prevalent ailment in middle-aged patients, and previous solid tumor(s)...
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2008-09-01)
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