Geriatric assessment tools, including CGA, offer superior prognostic value over traditional performance measures in older DLBCL patients. Comprehensive geriatric assessments reveal frailty levels, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Geriatric assessment was successfully implemented in 10 Dutch centers with 191 patients. The relevance of ...

Carboplatin Plus Paclitaxel Versus Carboplatin Plus Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin As First-Line Treatment for Patients With Ovarian Cancer: The MITO-2 Randomized Phase III Trial The management of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects the elderly, and current guidelines recommend a ...

The Rapid Geriatric Assessment (RGA) is a screening tool developed by the Geriatrics Division of Saint Louis University. The RGA includes assessment of frailty, nutrition, loss of muscle mass ...

As the population ages, the incidence of older adults being diagnosed with lung cancer is increasing, though data on how to specifically treat this population are lacking. Older patients can benefit ...

Preserving function is a priority in caring for older patients. In geriatrics, the focus of care shifts from the treatment of multiple chronic diseases to the impact of these chronic diseases on ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

Although concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) increases survival in patients with inoperable, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is no consensus on the treatment of elderly ...

“Early in life, as toddlers and youngsters, we accumulate skills, which we call activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, eating and personal hygiene,” says Troen. “Unfortunately — and not ...