Frailty in patients with ovarian cancer and the role of healthcare access, race, and ethnicity.

Clare MeernikOyomoare L Osazuwa-PetersLauren E WilsonAshwini JoshiMaria PisuMargaret I LiangKevin C WardMargaret Gates KuliszewskiThomas TuckerAndrew BerchuckBin HuangTomi Akinyemiju

Published in: Gynecologic oncology (2024)

Patients with ovarian cancer have a high prevalence of frailty after diagnosis, particularly NH Black and Hispanic patients. Improving healthcare affordability may prevent or help manage frailty in Medicare patients, improve receipt of cancer treatment, and increase cancer survival.

Keyphrases

young adults
healthcare
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
community dwelling
patient reported
room temperature
lymph node metastasis