Social vulnerability is associated with increased mortality in older patients with cancer
J Geriatr Oncol
.
2021 Apr;12(3):470-472.
doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.018.
Epub 2020 Oct 1.
Authors
Alice Laudisio
1
,
Chiara Giannotti
2
,
Irene Chiarella
1
,
Daniele Spitaleri
1
,
Alberto Ballestrero
2
,
Patrizio Odetti
2
,
Raffaele Antonelli Incalzi
1
,
Alessio Nencioni
2
,
Fiammetta Monacelli
3
;
Oncogeriatric Group of the Italian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Affiliations
1
Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Campus Bio-Medico di Roma University, Via Álvaro del Portillo, 200 - 00128 Rome, Italy.
2
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinio San Martino Genova Italia.
3
IRCCS Ospedale Policlinio San Martino Genova Italia. Electronic address: fiammetta.monacelli@unige.it.
PMID:
33012689
DOI:
10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.018
No abstract available
Keywords:
Frailty; Older adults with cancer; One year mortality; Social vulnerability.
Publication types
Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
Aged
Frail Elderly*
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Neoplasms*