The Association Between Cancer and Spousal Rate of Memory Decline: A Negative Control Study to Evaluate (Unmeasured) Social Confounding of the Cancer-memory Relationship

Cancer diagnoses are associated with better long-term memory in older adults, possibly reflecting a range of social confounders that increase cancer risk but improve memory. We used spouse's memory as a negative control outcome to evaluate this possible confounding, since spouses share social c...

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Published in:	Alzheimer disease and associated disorders Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 271
Main Authors:	Ospina-Romero, Monica, Brenowitz, Willa D, Glymour, M Maria, Mayeda, Elizabeth R, Graff, Rebecca E, Witte, John S, Ackley, Sarah F, Lu, Kun Ping, Kobayashi, Lindsay C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.07.2021
Subjects:	Aged Female Humans Male Memory - physiology Middle Aged Neoplasms - diagnosis Spouses - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires
ISSN:	1546-4156, 1546-4156
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