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 …

Sarcopenia has recently emerged as a new condition that, independently from malnutrition,
may adversely affect the prognosis of cancer patients. Purpose of this narrative review is to …

Background & aims The aims of this systematic review were (i) to determine the prevalence
of malnutrition and cachexia in older cancer patients in a chemotherapy setting, and (ii) to …

Aging makes us increasingly unique. A group of older patients with cancer of identical
chronologic age will demonstrate great heterogeneity with regard to vitality, comorbidity …

Background: An objective measure is needed to identify frail older adults with cancer who
are at increased risk for poor health outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to …

Context The number of older adults with cancer is expected to increase rapidly in the
upcoming decades. Aging is heterogeneous and chronological age is often not reflective of …

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) mainly affects older people: the median age at
diagnosis is> 70 years. Elderly patients with CLL are heterogeneous with regard both to the …

The aging of the population is a global challenge. The number of older adults is rapidly
growing, leading to an increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases associated …

Head and neck cancer in elderly patients represents a major health burden because its
management provides unique and complex challenges for multidisciplinary teams, such as …

Background The challenge when selecting elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) for
adjuvant therapy is to estimate the likelihood that death from other causes will preclude …