Significantly worse outcomes in cancer patients with cognitive impairment, study finds
Monday, December 14, 2009 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
A new study 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. But the study also argues that a diagnosis of dementia shouldn't discourage the use of cancer screenings and appropriate cancer treatments.