Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is common and disabling among cancer survivors. Little is known about the association of CIPN with other measures of the nervous system's integrity, such as executive dysfunction. We compared measures of executive function in older chemotherapy-treated cancer survivors with and without CIPN.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represent a period of vulnerability. This study explored the association between time periods following an exacerbation and the risk of severe cardiovascular (CV) events or death in Germany.
Methods: A longitudinal cohort study was conducted using routinely collected healthcare data.