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. 2023 Jul 1;9(7):1001-1003.
doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.1180.

Trends in the Prevalence of Functional Limitations Among US Cancer Survivors, 1999-2018

Vishal R Patel  1 , S M Qasim Hussaini  2 , Anne H Blaes  3 , Alicia K Morgans  4 , Alex B Haynes  1 , Adewole S Adamson  1 , Arjun Gupta  3
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Trends in the Prevalence of Functional Limitations Among US Cancer Survivors, 1999-2018

Vishal R Patel et al. JAMA Oncol. .
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This cross-sectional study examines trends in the prevalence of functional limitation in cancer survivors using data from the National Health Interview Survey.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Morgans reported personal fees from Astellas, AstraZeneca, AAA, Blue Earth, Janssen, Lantheus, Myovant, Myriad Genetics, Novartis, Telix, and Sanofi as well as grants from Pfizer and Bayer during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Trends in the Number of Cancer Survivors Reporting Functional Limitation in the US, 1999 to 2018
Values represent (A) the weighted number of cancer survivors in the National Health Interview Survey and (B) the number of survivors each year relative to those in 1999, stratified by those with and without a self-reported functional limitation. The fold increase value is given for each group. Error bars represent 95% CIs.
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