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Darryl Outlaw1, Maya Abdallah2, Luiz A Gil-Jr3, Smith Giri1, Tina Hsu4, Jessica L Krok-Schoen5, Gabor Liposits6, Tânia Madureira7, Joana Marinho8, Ishwaria M Subbiah9, Gina Tuch10, Grant R Williams11.
Abstract
Cancer is predominantly a disease of aging, and older adults represent the majority of cancer diagnoses and deaths. Older adults with cancer differ significantly from younger patients, leading to important distinctions in cancer treatment planning and decision-making. As a consequence, the field of geriatric oncology has blossomed and evolved over recent decades, as the need to bring personalized cancer care to older adults has been increasingly recognized and a focus of study. The geriatric assessment (GA) has become the cornerstone of geriatric oncology research, and the past year has yielded promising results regarding the implementation of GA into routine cancer treatment decisions and outcomes for older adults. In this article, we provide an overview of the field of geriatric oncology and highlight recent breakthroughs with the use of GA in cancer care. Further work is needed to continue to provide personalized, evidence-based care for each older adult with cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2022 PMID： 35307123 PMCID： PMC8943834 DOI： 10.1016/j.semradonc.2021.11.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Radiat Oncol ISSN： 1053-4296 Impact factor: 5.934