[Cancer and elderly people, what palliative care?]

Stéphanie Benyahia; Karima N'Fissi; Marine Sahut-D'Izarn; Tristan Cudennec

doi:10.1016/j.revinf.2017.06.009

[Cancer and elderly people, what palliative care?]

Rev Infirm. 2017 Aug-Sep;66(233):35-38. doi: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.06.009.

[Article in French]

Authors

Stéphanie Benyahia¹, Karima N'Fissi², Marine Sahut-D'Izarn², Tristan Cudennec³

Affiliations

¹ Équipe mobile d'onco-gériatrie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
² Équipe mobile de soins palliatifs, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
³ Équipe mobile d'onco-gériatrie, Hôpital Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, 9 avenue Charles de Gaulle, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Electronic address: tristan.cudennec@aphp.fr.

PMID: 28865697
DOI: 10.1016/j.revinf.2017.06.009

Abstract

Epidemiological data relating to cancer and the ageing of the population highlight the need for oncology, geriatrics and palliative care to work more closely together. Geriatric and palliative care assessments in oncology are complex procedures and result in the modification of the oncological therapeutic choices. They have a significant impact on the methods of treatment of the patients concerned.

Keywords: assessment; cancer; elderly person; palliative care; personne âgée; quality of care; qualité des soins; soins palliatifs; évaluation.

MeSH terms

Aged
Algorithms
Clinical Decision-Making
France / epidemiology
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Life Expectancy
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Neoplasms / therapy*
Palliative Care*
Population Dynamics