Completion of Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Use of Health Services for Older Women (65 yrs+) With Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (SEER data/Medicare)

Results
Among 4,617 patients with untreated ovarian cancer, 1,329 (28.8%) received no chemotherapy, 1,139 (24.7%) received a partial course of chemotherapy, and 2,149 (46.5%) completed chemotherapy.

Conclusion
There is considerable room for improvement in helping older patients with ovarian cancer initiate and complete chemotherapy. The oldest women who completed chemotherapy in this study did not use health services more than younger women did.