Influential factors to the prognosis of senile patients with bladder cancer / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the influential factors to the prognosis of senile patients with bladder cancer. Methods One hundred and forty-five senile patients with bladder cancer confirmed by pathology from 1998 to 2008 were clinically investigated and analyzed using measuring scales of Functional Living Index-Cancer (FLIC), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and Cancer Rehabilitation Evaluation System short form (CARES-SF). The factors influencing the prognosis were selected and quantified, and the relationship between the factors and prognosis was statistically analyzed. Results By retrospective analysis of clinical data, it was revealed that, suppose every 5 years from 65 were as an age grade, the age-gradient was positively correlated with the survival rates (r=0.687, P