Importance Older adults with cancer are at risk of overtreatment or undertreatment when
decision-making is based solely on chronological age. Although a geriatric assessment is …

Despite substantial improvements in the outcomes of patients with cancer over the past two
decades, older adults (aged≥ 65 years) with cancer are a rapidly increasing population and …

Using GLOBOCAN estimates, we describe the estimated cancer incidence among adults
aged 80 years or older at the regional and global level in 2018, reporting the number of new …

PURPOSE: For patients with cancer who are older than 65 years, the 2018 ASCO Guideline
recommends geriatric assessment (GA) be performed. However, there are limited data on …

Summary In 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG
10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older …

Background The extension of average life expectancy and the aggravation of population
aging have become the inevitable trend of human development. In an aging society, various …

Introduction With the accumulating evidence on the added value on prediction of outcomes
of geriatric assessment (GA) in older patients with cancer, the question shifts from whether …

Optimal delivery of health care in the United States faces multiple hurdles related to high
cost, logistical inefficiency, and medical errors. 1-3 These pitfalls create risk for all patients …

Chloroquines are 4‐aminoquinoline‐based drugs mainly used to treat malaria. At
pharmacological concentrations, they have significant effects on tissue homeostasis …

Background Malnutrition is frequent in older cancer patients, with a prevalence that ranges
from 25% to 85%. The aging process is associated with several physiological changes …