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Table 4 Percentage of cancer patients (n=8,703) and patients without cancer (n=8,672) with a comorbid chronic condition

From: Excess of health care use in general practice and of comorbid chronic conditions in cancer patients compared to controls

 

cancer patients (%)

patients without cancer (%)

Clusters of conditions:

- sensory (including ear and eye)

1

1

- heart disease

19*

16

- musculoskeletal system

12

11

- neurological-movement

2

1

- neurological-pain

2

2

- psychological

10*

7

- respiratory

10*

8

- skin

8*

5

- endocrinological

21

19

- urogenital

6*

4

  1. * difference between cancer patients and patients without cancer: p<0.01.
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BMC Primary Care

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