The Impact of Comorbidity on Cancer Screening

AONN+ Blog published on August 8, 2022

Patients with cancer often have other noncancer medical conditions, and this complicates almost every stage of the cancer journey. A recent study suggests that cancer patients with certain comorbidities are more likely to receive potentially lifesaving cancer screenings, whereas patients with certain other diagnoses are less likely to be screened.

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