Factors captured in a geriatric assessment can predict morbidity and mortality in older adults, but are not routinely measured in cancer clinical trials. This study evaluated the implementation of a ...

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 . Cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects the elderly, and current guidelines recommend a ...

Utility of a Clinically Guided Data-Driven Approach for Predicting Breast Cancer Complications: An Application Using a Population-Based Claims Data Set Performing a geriatric assessment as part of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

San Francisco-based UCSF Health opened a specialty clinic in July for adults 65 and older with inflammatory bowel disease. The UCSF IBD Longevity Clinic is led by gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, ...

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 ...