Cancer and Older Adults: Can Oncologists Do Better?
From CancerToday by Marci A. Landsmann
Geriatric assessment reduces toxicity from treatment and improves quality of life in older adults with cancer.
IT’S WELL KNOWN that older adults, who make up approximately 60% of cancer patients, are at increased risk of complications related to their cancer, its treatment and other health conditions. Caring for people 65 and older with cancer…