Despite increased interest in treatment of senior cancer patients, older patients are much too
often undertreated. This review aims to present data on treatment practices of older women …

Background: Geriatric oncology offers specialized care that incorporates comprehensive
geriatric assessment (CGA) and multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) with oncology care. Geriatric …

This prospective study evaluated components of a comprehensive geriatric assessment
(CGA) to identify rates and predictors of falls in older patients. Fall rates and scores on …

The cancer care dialogues model emphasizes daily telehealth interactions between patients
and a care coordinator (a registered nurse serving as a liaison to the oncologist) to assist …

Preventing falls continues to be a serious issue faced by hospitals. Several studies have
demonstrated an increased need for safety in hospitalized patients with cancer compared to …

Despite a large amount of drugs available to treat cancer, none is totally satisfactory with
respect to its tolerance or side effects. It is very important to discover new compounds that …

Although a third of all cancers are diagnosed after the age of 75, only 9% of elderly people
are recruited in clinical trials, because of fear of the risk of toxicity. The aim of this study was …

Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, and the incidence of breast
cancer increases with increasing age until age 80. As the population continues to age …

Background: Resection yields the best survival rate in non-small cell lung cancer, and also
as an adjuvant therapy to chemotherapy and radiation in small-cell lung cancer. Therefore it …

L'espérance de vie moyenne ayant presque doublé en seulement un siècle et l'incidence
des cancers augmentant avec l'âge, le traitement des cancers chez le patient âgé devient un …