Cancer is a disease of aging and, as the world's population ages, the number of older
persons with cancer is increasing and will make up a growing share of the oncology …

A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) provides clinicians with detailed information
on a patient's physiological age and may aid in the treatment decision-making process …

Background Clinicians are less likely to prescribe guideline-recommended treatments to
people with multimorbidity than to people with a single condition. Doubts as to the …

Purpose Because comorbidity affects cancer treatment outcomes, guidelines recommend
considering comorbidity when making treatment decisions in older patients with lung cancer …

Background Colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world. We
characterize a cohort of patients who survived up to 5 years without recurrence and identify …

Background and Objectives Frailty disproportionately impacts older patients with
gastrointestinal cancer, rendering them at increased risk for poor outcomes. A frailty index …

BACKGROUND Prior research has documented the under‐representation in clinical trials of
older patients with cancer. In part of a larger study to test the magnitude of these barriers to …

Background In an ageing population, a greater proportion of geriatric patients will be
considered for systemic chemotherapy. Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy …

Background: This study's objectives were to describe community oncologists' beliefs about
and confidence with geriatric care and to determine whether geriatric-relevant information …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) largely affects older individuals; almost half of cases occur in
patients> 75 years old. The incidence increases with advancing age, doubling every 7 years …