Background Previous studies regarding the prevalence of frailty in patients with lung cancer
and mortality in frail patients with lung cancer are inconsistent and require clarification …

Background: Frailty is a common geriatric syndrome and is described as a limited ability to
compensate and recover from stressors. Lung cancer is largely diagnosed in old age, when …

Background Frailty is a state of vulnerability to poor resolution of homeostasis following a
stressor event, such as chemotherapy or cancer surgery. Better knowledge of the …

Background Improved assessment strategies are needed to individualize treatment for
adults of all ages receiving palliative chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) …

Purpose Coexistence of frailty and breast cancer (BC) is related to a higher risk of
hospitalization, mortality, and falls. Given the potential reversibility of frailty, investigating its …

Objectives To assess the role of a pre-chemotherapy frailty index based on routine
laboratory data in predicting mortality and chemotherapy adverse reactions among older …

Answer questions and earn CME/CNE The concept of frailty has become increasingly
recognized as one of the most important issues in health care and health outcomes and is of …

Background Recent advances in cancer therapeutics have improved outcomes, resulting in
increasing candidacy of patients with metastatic cancer being admitted to intensive care …

Background: With the rapid growth of the elderly population and the increasing incidence of
cancer, an increasing number of geriatric patients are receiving cancer treatment, making …

INTRODUCTION: The concept of frailty may be useful to characterize vulnerability. The aim
of this pilot study was to explore the association between frailty/functional status and …