Pre-diagnosis health-related quality of life and survival in older women with endometrial cancer.

Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important prognostic factor in cancer patients. To date, no other studies have assessed the association between HRQOL measured before diagnosis and survival in older women with endometrial cancer.

Methods: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results - Medicare Health Outcomes Survey linked database was used to identify 995 women who were at least 65 years old and completed a survey before diagnosis with endometrial cancer.

Changes in health-related quality of life in older women after diagnosis with gynecologic cancer.

Purpose: The impact of gynecologic cancer on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is not fully understood. To our knowledge, this is the first longitudinal study to measure HRQOL changes from before to after gynecologic cancer diagnosis in older women.

Methods: Data were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results - Medicare Health Outcomes Survey database.

Depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in older women with gynecologic Cancers.

Objectives: This study aims to assess factors associated with depressive symptoms in older women with gynecologic cancers and to examine the association of depression with health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Materials And Methods: Women aged 65 and older previously diagnosed with cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer (n=1977) were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results - Medicare Health Outcomes Survey database and compared to propensity-matched cancer-free controls (n=9885). Women with and without depressive symptoms were compared by cancer status.

Racial/ethnic differences in survival among gastric cancer patients in california.

Background: Gastric cancer is an important cause of death among racial/ethnic minorities in the U.S. The objective of this study was to investigate racial disparities in survival among gastric cancer patients within demographic and disease subgroups.