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SUBMITTER: Batra A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559447 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Batra Atul A Sheka Dropen D Kong Shiying S Cheung Winson Y WY
BMC cancer 20201015 1
<h4>Background</h4>Baseline cardiovascular disease (CVD) can impact the patterns of treatment and hence the outcomes of patients with lung cancer. This study aimed to characterize treatment trends and survival outcomes of patients with pre-existing CVD prior to their diagnosis of lung cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a retrospective, population-based cohort study of patients with lung cancer diagnosed from 2004 to 2015 in a large Canadian province. Multivariable logistic regression and Cox re ...[more]