In terms of kidney cancer, imaging tests needed for detecting small tumours are expensive and centralised in major specialist centres, and therefore, possibly less accessible to Aboriginal peoples. Relative survival is the most commonly used method to measure survival in population-based cancer studies...
December 2008), which were then clustered into five cancer 'groups': female breast (ICD-10-AM code: C50), colorectal (C18–C20), gynaecolo- gical (ovarian (C56) and uterine (C54)), upper gastrointestinal (liver (C22) and stomach (C16)) and urological (bladder (C67) and kidney (C...
2019;154(10):e193019. doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2019.3019 editorial comment icon Editorial Comment Invited Commentary Aggregating Pancreatic Cancer Care to Specialized Centers—A High-Value Decision? Roxanne L. Massoumi, MD; O. Joe Hines, MD JAMA Surgery Key Points Question Is the regionalization of su...
Smoking increases the risk of various chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease4,5,6,7; it may also increase the risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD)7,8. Although efforts have been made to recognize the hazards of smoking and to reduce the ...
We identified patients 66 years old or older with incident kidney cancer (ICD-9 codes 189 to 189.01) diagnosed between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2009 using the linked SEER-Medicare database. The Medicare database covers approximately 97% of Americans 65 years old or older and SEER re...
Lung cancer characteristics such as histology (defined by ICD-O-3 code), morphology, and stage were included, as well as disease management factors such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, undergoing a PET scan within 180 days following diagnosis, or having a PET scan in the 180 days prior ...
BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing global health concern. Chronic pain, as a common symptom of CKD, particularly among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), is influenced by complications, dialysis procedures, and comorbidities.
Results Among a total of 340 552 patients with newly diagnosed genitourinary cancers, 94 033 (27.6%) had kidney cancer, 25 770 (7.6%) had bladder cancer, and 220 749 (64.8%) had prostate cancer. Medicaid expansion was associated with a net decrease in uninsured rate of 1.1 (95...
Women newly diagnosed as having breast cancer over January 1, 2007, to December 31, 2014, were identified from the NHIRD using the ICD-9-CM code 174. Patients with stage-I and -II breast cancer who received surgery as the first mode of treatment, according to the TCR, were selected. Th...
Nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in the Medicare end-stage renal disease population. Kidney Int 1999;56:1524-33.Eggers PW, Gohdes D, Pugh J.: Nontraumatic lower extremity amputations in the Medicare end-stage renal disease population . Kidney Int 1999; 56 : 1524–1533...