Patterns of comorbidities in women with breast cancer: a Canadian population-based study

Improving the understanding of co-existing chronic diseases prior to and after the diagnosis of cancer may help to facilitate therapeutic decision making in clinical practice. This study aims to examine patterns of comorbidities in Canadian women with breast cancer. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using provincial linked administrative health datasets from British Columbia, Canada, between 2000 and 2013. Women diagnosed with breast...