HEALTH

PCP Visits Save Lives of Older Patients After Cancer Surgery

TOPLINE:  Primary care visits within 90 days after cancer surgery are linked to a lower mortality rate in older adults. Patients with a primary care visit had a 90-day mortality rate of 0.3% compared with 3.3% for those without.  METHODOLOGY: A total of 2566 patients aged 65 years or older who underwent inpatient cancer surgery …

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