Study finds significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment

Monday, December 14, 2009 - 10:35 in Health & Medicine

Athens, Ga. -- A new study published by researchers from the University of Georgia and the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., has found that cancer patients with dementia have a dramatically lower survival rate than patients with cancer alone, even after controlling for factors such as age, tumor type and tumor stage. Link:  http://www.uga.edu

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