Multidimensional impact of the geriatric assessment in the cancer care of older adults

Cancer. 2022 Mar 1;128(5):953-955. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34009. Epub 2021 Nov 11.

Authors

Ishwaria M Subbiah¹, Isabel Tejero², Shabbir M H Alibhai²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
² Department of Medicine, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 34762733
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34009

No abstract available

Keywords: communication; frailty; geriatric assessment; older adult; randomized controlled trial.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Aged
Frail Elderly
Frailty*
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Neoplasms* / therapy

Grants and funding

P30 CA016672/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States