Patients age ≥ 65 with cancer, who enrolled on cooperative group cancer trials, were eligible to enroll on Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 360401. They completed a geriatric assessment tool before ...

Although a study on the benefits of geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer did not demonstrate significant improvements to quality of life, researchers said it yielded valuable insights ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An advanced practice nurse-led clinic conducted via telehealth proved a safe approach for geriatric assessment ...

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom — "Cancer care in the elderly must include a geriatrician," according to Margot Gosney, MD, professor of elderly care medicine at Reading University in the United Kingdom.

How Did a Multi-Institutional Trial Show Feasibility of Electronic Data Capture in Older Patients With Cancer? Results From a Multi-Institutional Qualitative Study (Alliance A171902) A total of one ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – By a tremendous margin – over 95 percent – older Americans choose to live at home or with relatives. Families making that choice should consider seeking the assistance of a geriatric ...

Although concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) increases survival in patients with inoperable, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is no consensus on the treatment of elderly ...

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, ...

Dublin, Oct. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Geriatric Medicine Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis, 2024-2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global geriatric ...

"Early in life, as toddlers and youngsters, we accumulate skills, which we call activities of daily living (IADLs), such as dressing, eating and personal hygiene," says Troen. "Unfortunately -- and ...