Is there an association between a history of military service and cancer diagnosis? Results from a US national-level stu
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ORIGINAL PAPER
Is there an association between a history of military service and cancer diagnosis? Results from a US national‑level study of self‑reported outcomes Hanan Goldberg1 · Rodrigo Noorani2 · John Z. Benton3 · Atul Lodh3 · Alejandro Berlin4,5,6 · Thenappan Chandrasekar7 · Christopher J. D. Wallis2,8 · Ardalan E. Ahmad2 · Zachary Klaassen3 · Neil E. Fleshner2 Received: 25 November 2019 / Accepted: 6 October 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract Purpose To examine cancer prevalence in men with and without military service history, using national-level self-reported outcomes. Methods A cross-sectional survey-based US study, including men aged 18 and above from the Health Information National Trends Survey database between 2011 and 2014. The primary endpoint was self-reported cancer prevalence. Multivariable logistic regression analyses assessed the association of various covariates with the prevalence of cancer. Results A total of 4,527 men were analyzed, with 1,352 (29.9%) reporting a history of military service. Compared to men with no military service history, men with a military service history were older (median of 65 [IQR 56, 74] vs. 53 [IQR 41, 62] years, p
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