Health status and use of partial nephrectomy in older adults with early-stage kidney cancer

The long-term benefits of nephron-sparing surgery for kidney cancer depend on patient health. Accordingly, we examined whether receipt of partial nephrectomy varied with baseline comorbidity or functionality among older adults with stage I kidney cancer.Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data from 2000 to 2009, we identified patients treated with partial or radical nephrectomy for stage I kidney cancer. We examined...