Deficit Accumulation Frailty Trajectories of Older Breast Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Controls: The Thinking and Living With Cancer Study

Abstract

Most survivors and controls remained robust, and there were similar proportions on a frail trajectory. However, there were differences in deficit patterns between survivors and controls. Survivor deficit accumulation trajectory was associated with patient-reported outcomes. Additional research is needed to understand how breast cancer and its treatments affect deficit accumulation.