Improving Consistency and Quality of Care for Older Adults With Cancer: The Challenges of Developing Consensus Guidelines for Radiation Therapy

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2017 Jul 15;98(4):721-725. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.11.042.

Authors

Noam VanderWalde¹, Arti Hurria², Reshma Jagsi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center-West Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Electronic address: nvanderw@westclinic.com.
² Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, California.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

PMID: 28602407
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.11.042

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Aged
Aging*
Consensus*
Forecasting
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Quality of Health Care / standards*
Stress, Psychological / complications