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Patterns of physical activity and health care costs in older individuals with a history of cancer
E. Rees-Punia
Christina C. Newton
Alpa V. Patel
Karen E. Nielsen
Kathryn E. Chiang
Lauren C. Bates-Fraser
Natalia Mazzitelli
Helen M. Parsons
K. R. Yabroff
Medicine
Abstract
Cancer is one of the most expensive conditions to treat, which reinforces the need to identify strategies for lowering costs. The aim of this study was to examine how physical activity is associated with health care costs after a cancer diagnosis.