Background: There has been an increase in observational studies using health
administrative data to examine the nature, quality, and costs of care at life's end, particularly …

Background Better identification of complex patients could help to improve their care.
However, the definition of patient complexity itself is far from obvious. We conducted a …

As many countries experience population aging, patients with cancer are becoming older
and have more preexisting comorbidities, which include prevalent, age‐related, chronic …

Dementia and cancer occur commonly in older adults. Yet, little is known about the effect of
dementia on cancer treatment and outcomes in patients diagnosed with cancer, and no …

Objectives: A comorbid diagnosis of cancer and dementia (cancer–dementia) may have
unique implications for patient cancer-related experience. The objectives were to estimate …

Background Our study analyzed disparities in utilization and phase-specific costs of care
among older colorectal cancer patients in the United States. We also estimated the phase …

Purpose Among individuals with advanced cancer, frequent hospitalization increasingly is
viewed as a hallmark of poor-quality care. We examined hospitalization rates and individual …

Although much attention has been placed on appropriate symptom management at the end
of life, little is known about the medications actually prescribed to people in hospice care …

Background: There is growing interest in end-of-life care in cancer patients. We aim to
characterise health service use and costs in decedents with cancer history and examine …

Objective Patients with comorbid cancer and dementia have poorer outcomes than those
without dementia. We observe oncology teams managing patients with dementia and …