Introduction: Older adulthood encompasses several decades of change and heterogeneity.
Primary care providers need a geriatric comprehensive vision for defining older adult …

According to the World Health Organization, 23.1% of the global burden of disease
(measured in disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs) can be attributed to illness in persons …

Importance Decisions for older adults (aged≥ 65 years) and their clinicians about whether
to continue to screen for cancer are not easy. Many older adults who are frail or have limited …

From the mid‐20th century, accumulating evidence has supported the introduction of
screening for cancers of the cervix, breast, colon and rectum, prostate (via shared …

Importance Older adults with limited life expectancy are frequently screened for cancer even
though it exposes them to risks of screening with minimal benefit. Patient preferences may …

In this commentary, we discuss opportunities to explore issues related to care coordination
at three points on the cancer care continuum:(1) screening, particularly coordinating follow …

Abstract Background and Objectives Older adults with limited life expectancy frequently
receive cancer screening. We sought to compare the perspectives of clinicians and older …

Results The arteriovenous fistula option was cost effective compared with continued catheter
use for all age and life expectancy groups, except for 85–89 year olds in the lowest life …

Dermatomyositis is an autoimmune disease that occurs in association with underlying
malignancy in a subset of patients. Given this association, diagnosis of dermatomyositis …

Objective: Cancer screening tests have helped to reduce cancer deaths. We provide an
overview of recent research pertaining to the definition, health impact, and prevalence of …