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) age at cancer diagnosis for persons with versus without preexisting disability, and (4) associations between cancer diagnosis and preexisting disability after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and selected risk factors. Methods Data We

conducted using SAS 9.2 (Cary, North Carolina). Results Patient Characteristics A total of 1370 men with localized prostate cancer were seen at the MPCC between 2004 and 2008 and subsequently received treatment at MD Anderson. The median age at

characteristics could not be determined. Patients with Child-Pugh C cirrhosis and those with poor performance status were also excluded, because surveillance is not recommended in these patients. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at UT

than stage IV, unknown demographic characteristics and follow-up, or unknown involvement of bone, brain, liver, or lung, and those diagnosed at autopsy or via death certificate were excluded. Eligible patients were divided randomly into the training or

reported on the use of a hematoporphyrin derivative to treat a person with metastatic chest wall breast cancer. Table 1 lists the characteristics of 3 photosensitizers: porfimer sodium (Photofrin), 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), and mTHPC ( meso -tetra

to be able to die in the location of my choice (eg, at home, hospital, hospice, other),” with options ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics

characteristics, and comorbidities were associated with survival among patients with HCC. Methods Data Source and Population We established a population-based retrospective cohort study using the SEER-Medicare linked database. The SEER program is an authoritative

Station, TX). Table 1. Patient Cohort Demographic and Clinicopathologic Characteristics Results Within the NCDB, we identified 3,370 patients from 2004 to 2012 with histologically confirmed clinical T1N0 anal canal carcinoma

breast (n=23; 16%). The mean number of participating patients, sites, and countries were similar between studies that presented regional analyses and those that did not ( Table 1 ). Table 1. Baseline Trial Characteristics (N=147) Among all 147

−. Patients with >1 disease site were assigned to the category of the first site listed, according to a prespecified ranking system defined by importance. Table 1. Patient Demographics and Clinicopathologic Characteristics (n=302) Central