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This research investigates the factors influencing medical service utilization among individuals with and without cancer in Australia.

March 14, 2026Supportive Care in Cancer0 citationsOpen Access

Rates of medical service utilisation in people with and without cancer: an Australian cohort study

HNHuah Shin Ng EBElizabeth BuckleyFlinders University RWR. WoodmanFlinders University

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This research investigates the factors influencing medical service utilization among individuals with and without cancer in Australia.
Analyzed health service usage data from an Australian cohort.
Examined associations between cancer status, age, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy.
Focused on developing tailored onco-geriatric service models.
Cancer significantly increases medical service use compared to non-cancer populations.
Age, multimorbidity, and polypharmacy also correlate with higher service utilization.
Identified the need for integrated care models to better serve high-usage populations.

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Cancer, age, multimorbidity and polypharmacy are strongly associated with medical service use. Research into predictors of health service use is crucial to inform the development of optimal approaches for care delivery, such as integrated onco-geriatric service models, tailored for populations with the highest usage.

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Ng et al. (Wed,) studied this question.

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