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June 18, 2026Supportive Care in CancerOpen Access

Healthcare contact days in cancer survivors relative to those with no cancer history

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HPHelen M. ParsonsCNChristina C. NewtonAGArjun Gupta

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Overview

Randomized trial examines healthcare contact patterns in cancer survivors versus non-cancer individuals, suggesting tailored care needs.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze the healthcare contact patterns of cancer survivors in comparison to individuals without cancer.
  • Utilized the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort linked to Medicare claims from 1999–2017
  • Described trajectories of healthcare contact days post-diagnosis relative to controls
  • Employed logistic regression to explore associations between healthcare contact and various factors.
  • In the month of diagnosis, median healthcare contact days were 20% for cancer survivors compared to 4% for controls.
  • Throughout the first year post-diagnosis, cancer survivors maintained higher healthcare contact compared to controls.
  • Survivors of lung and hematologic cancers showed the highest healthcare contact, particularly among those receiving chemotherapy or radiation.

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Parsons et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338cc3630953a74978dea1https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10884-8
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