Why Is Geriatric Assessment so Infrequently Used in Oncology Practices? The Ongoing Issue of Nonadherence to This Standard of Care for Older Adults With Cancer In the article that accompanies this ...

How Did a Multi-Institutional Trial Show Feasibility of Electronic Data Capture in Older Patients With Cancer? Results From a Multi-Institutional Qualitative Study (Alliance A171902) A total of one ...

A new study led by the University of Toronto and its partner institutions has found that older adults—who account for more than 70% of cancer diagnoses—would benefit from undergoing a geriatric ...

Although a study on the benefits of geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer did not demonstrate significant improvements to quality of life, researchers said it yielded valuable insights ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An advanced practice nurse-led clinic conducted via telehealth proved a safe approach for geriatric assessment ...

A Call for Improving the Quality of Cancer Care in Geriatric Patients A review of geriatric assessment tools and their role in assessing older patients with cancer before and after treatment. For many ...

Many patients demonstrate impairment in several of the domains described above. Problems with managing medications, nutrition and driving are a consequence of many medical and functional impairments, ...