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Volume 7: No. 1, January 2010

ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Health Behaviors and Quality of Life of Cancer Survivors in Massachusetts, 2006: Data Use for Comprehensive Cancer Control

Health Status Time Since Cancer Diagnosis
≤5 y 6-10 y >10 y
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Fair or poor health 3.0 (2.2-4.2) 2.2 (1.4-3.5) 1.9 (1.2-2.9)
Poor physical health 2.7 (1.8-3.9) 2.1 (1.2-3.6) 1.2 (0.7-2.1)
Poor mental health 1.6 (1.1-2.5) 1.2 (0.6-2.4) 0.9 (0.4-1.8)
Life satisfaction 0.7 (0.4-1.3) 0.9 (0.4-2.2) 1.3 (0.6-2.9)

Figure. Health status and quality of life among cancer survivors, by the time since diagnosis, Massachusetts Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006. The reference group is respondents with no cancer diagnosed. Rates are adjusted for age and sex. Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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