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Cancer survivors in China had faster declines in daily function
Scores for difficulties with basic daily tasks worsened 1.7-fold faster in cancer survivors than controls; depressive symptom scores worsened 1.5-fold faster.Scores for difficulties with basic daily tasks worsened 1.7-fold faster in cancer survivors than controls; depressive symptom scores worsened 1.5-fold faster.
Preprint: cohort study of 22,946 Chinese middle-aged and older adults, against adults without reported cancerCancer
Limit: Any-wave cancer classification can mislabel prediagnosis function as survivor function