Unfavorable impact of cancer cachexia on activity of daily living and need for inpatient care in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in Japan: a prospective longitudinal observational study

Unfavorable impact of cancer cachexia on activity of daily living and need for inpatient care in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in Japan: a prospective longitudinal observational study

Abstract Background Cancer cachexia in elderly patients may substantially impact physical function and medical dependency. The aim of this study was to estimate the impact of cachexia on activity of daily living (ADL), length of hospital stay, and inpatient medical costs among elderly patients with...

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Main Authors: Tateaki Naito, Taro Okayama, Takashi Aoyama, Takuya Ohashi, Yoshiyuki Masuda, Madoka Kimura, Hitomi Shiozaki, Haruyasu Murakami, Hirotsugu Kenmotsu, Tetsuhiko Taira, Akira Ono, Kazushige Wakuda, Hisao Imai, Takuya Oyakawa, Takeshi Ishii, Shota Omori, Kazuhisa Nakashima, Masahiro Endo, Katsuhiro Omae, Keita Mori, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Akira Tanuma, Toshiaki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Elderly
Cancer cachexia
Activity of daily living
Length of hospital stay
Medical cost
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3795-2

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