Health status, lifestyle habits, and perceived social support in long-term cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.
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SUBMITTER: Leon-Salas B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7414741 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
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Health status, lifestyle habits, and perceived social support in long-term cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study.
León-Salas Beatriz B Zabaleta-Del-Olmo Edurne E Llobera Joan J Bolíbar-Ribas Bonaventura B López-Jiménez Tomás T Casajuana-Closas Marc M Esteva Magdalena M
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<h4>Objective</h4>To compare the presence of comorbidities and self-perceived health and social support between long-term cancer survivors and people without a history of cancer from a clinical trial examining the effects of a multiple risk behavior intervention.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 4259 people studied, 190 (4.46%) were cancer survivors. They had a mean ± SD age of 62.8 ± 7 years vs. 58.7 ± 8 years (P < 0.01) for non-cancer people and were more likely to be on long-term sick leave (11.9 vs. 3. ...[more]
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