Background Some adult survivors of childhood cancers develop frailty at higher rates than
expected based on their chronological age. This study examined the incidence of frailty …

Purpose Frailty, a phenotype reported among 9.9% of individuals 65 years old and older
(9.6% of women; 5.2% of men), has not been assessed among adult childhood cancer …

PURPOSE To estimate the prevalence of frailty among childhood cancer survivors and to
determine the direct and indirect effects of treatment exposures, lifestyle factors, and severe …

Introduction: Adult survivors of childhood cancer are at risk for frailty, a state of diminished
physiologic reserve, typically seen in older adults, associated with morbidity and mortality …

The improvement in survival of childhood cancer observed across the past 50 years has
resulted in a growing acknowledgment that simply extending the lifespan of survivors is not …

PURPOSE Eight percent of young-adult childhood cancer survivors meet criteria for frailty,
an aging phenotype associated with poor health. In the elderly general population, frailty is …

There are almost 14-million cancer survivors in the United States and the population is
growing. Almost two-thirds of these survivors are age 65 or older. Given this, it is imperative …

Purpose: Cancer survivors are at increased risk for the early development of age-related
chronic medical conditions compared with peers without a history of cancer; however, little is …

Young adult childhood cancer survivors are at an increased risk of frailty, a physiologic
phenotype typically found among older adults. This phenotype is associated with new‐onset …

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic evidence reporting the role of frailty in survival among older
adults with a prior cancer diagnosis is limited. METHODS A total of 2050 older adults (≥ 60 …