| Literature DB >> 19435652 |
Siri R Kristjansson1, Eriberto Farinella, Suzanne Gaskell, Riccardo A Audisio.
Abstract
Surgeons have always dealt with elderly cancer patients, but understanding frailty and tailoring treatment is a new achievement endeavour. Mounting evidence is resulting in the introduction of geriatric assessment into clinical practice. Particularly, undernourishment should be assessed and corrected in order to avoid emergency situations whenever possible.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19435652 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Treat Rev ISSN: 0305-7372 Impact factor: 12.111