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. 1996 Jul;156(1):127-32.

The impact of co-morbidity on life expectancy among men with localized prostate cancer

P C Albertsen  1 , D G Fryback, B E Storer, T F Kolon, J Fine
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  • PMID: 8648773

The impact of co-morbidity on life expectancy among men with localized prostate cancer

P C Albertsen et al. J Urol. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: We evaluated 3 indexes used to assess patient co-morbidities to determine whether they could predict mortality among men with clinically localized prostate cancer.

Materials and methods: We measured the impact of co-morbidity classifications on all cause mortality using a parametric proportional hazards model based on a retrospective cohort analysis.

Results: Each index tested is a highly significant predictor of mortality for patients dying of nonprostate cancer related causes after adjusting for age and Gleason score.

Conclusions: Each co-morbidity index provides significant, independent predictive information concerning patient mortality beyond that provided by age, Gleason score and clinical stage alone.

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