Mortality following bone metastasis and skeletal-related events among patients 65 years and above with lung cancer: A population-based analysis of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2006
SEER
Diseases of the respiratory system
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
distant stage
RC705-779
Original Article
Claims
fractures
mortality
3. Good health
DOI:
10.4103/0970-2113.106127
Publication Date:
2013-01-16T09:41:36Z
AUTHORS (9)
ABSTRACT
To quantify the impact of bone metastasis and skeletal-related events (SREs) on mortality among older patients with lung cancer.Using linked Surveillance, Epidemiology End Results-Medicare database, we identified aged 65 years or diagnosed cancer between July 1, 1999 December 31, 2005 followed them to determine deaths through 2006. We classified as having possible SREs using discharge diagnoses from inpatient claims paired procedure codes outpatient claims. used Cox regression estimate hazards ratios (HR) without SRE, compared metastasis.Among 126,123 a median follow-up 0.6 years, 24,820 (19.8%) had either at diagnosis (9,523, 7.6%) during (15,297, 12.1%). occurred in 12,665 (51%) metastasis. The HR for death was 2.4 (95% CI = 2.4-2.5) both but no SRE plus metastasis.Having metastasis, indicated by Medicare claims, associated cancer. found difference complicated SRE.
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