Frailty and breast cancer: a research article examining their association and presenting a machine-learning–based risk prediction approach.
Key Takeaways
- NHANES data from 2003–2020 covering 4,473 participants were analyzed
- Frailty index was positively associated with breast cancer prevalence (P<0.0001)
- Neural network performed best and SHAP ranked age, frailty, BMI, race, education