2007
The Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on Risk of Death or Hemorrhage in Older Cancer Patients
Gross CP, Galusha DH, Krumholz HM. The Impact of Venous Thromboembolism on Risk of Death or Hemorrhage in Older Cancer Patients. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2007, 22: 321-326. PMID: 17356962, PMCID: PMC1824718, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-006-0019-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of deathOlder cancer patientsConcomitant venous thromboembolismVenous thromboembolismMajor hemorrhageCancer patientsCancer typesCancer diagnosisMedicare administrative claims dataPrevalence of VTEEnd Results cancer registryRetrospective cohort studyAdministrative claims dataCohort studyCancer RegistryInvasive cancerExcess riskMost cancer typesCancer stageClaims dataHemorrhagePatientsSociodemographic factorsPotential mediatorsDeath
2006
The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening.
Gross CP, McAvay GJ, Krumholz HM, Paltiel AD, Bhasin D, Tinetti ME. The effect of age and chronic illness on life expectancy after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer: implications for screening. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2006, 145: 646-53. PMID: 17088577, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-9-200611070-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic illnessColorectal cancerChronic conditionsLife expectancyCancer stageEarly-stage colorectal cancerPopulation-based cancer registriesPatients 67 yearsRetrospective cohort studyStage I cancerAdministrative claims dataChronic condition groupsFinal study sampleYears of ageShort life expectancyCohort studyEffect of agePatient ageI cancerCancer RegistryCancer variesHealthy patientsIndividual patientsMedicare claimsAdministrative claims