Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects the elderly, and current guidelines recommend a ...

Culakova et al 1 reported on the impact of a geriatric assessment (GA) intervention on the Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Addressing inequities in health care has become a priority across all branches of medicine, including oncology.

As the number of elderly patients with cancer continues to rise — and geriatricians remain in short supply — primary care providers and community oncologists need to incorporate formal geriatric ...

Geriatric assessment tools, including CGA, offer superior prognostic value over traditional performance measures in older DLBCL patients. Comprehensive geriatric assessments reveal frailty levels, ...

Cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects older individuals. Sixty percent of all cancers are diagnosed in patients over the age of 65, and 70% of cancer mortality occurs in this age group.

Our physicians, geriatric nurse practitioner and social workers offer a variety of clinical services to older patients, including comprehensive geriatric assessment; in-hospital consultation; ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

People diagnosed with cancer at an older age have special concerns that often aren’t taken into consideration when treatment begins. But they should be, according to a new study. Older patients with ...

A nurse-led comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department (ED) reduced hospital admissions by 11.6% for older adults, without extending ED stays or boosting return visits, a recent ...