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 …