Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment of Older Patients with Cancer

Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to ...

The review shows that older people who receive CGA rather than routine medical care after admission to hospital are more likely to be living at home.

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in the Older Adult with Cancer

78 Citations · Implications of comprehensive geriatric assessment on quality of life in older adults with cancer: an integrative review · Comprehensive Geriatric ...

Geriatric Assessment–Driven Intervention (GAIN) on Chemotherapy ...

Geriatric Assessment–Driven Intervention (GAIN) on Chemotherapy-Related Toxic Effects in Older Adults With Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

a study protocol for a randomised controlled phase III trial | BMJ Open

Introduction Geriatric assessment and management is recommended for older adults with cancer referred for chemotherapy but no randomised controlled trial ...

(PDF) Comprehensive geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer

The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) represents the gold-standard for (1) defining prognosis and ability to withstand cancer treatments, ...

Comprehensive geriatric assessment in 326 older women with early ...

In this multi-centre prospective study, patients aged ⩾70 years with Stages I–III breast cancer underwent a pretreatment baseline CGA consisting ...

Value of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Patient Care in ...

This was an observational cohort study of 292 cancer patients aged ≥65 years, acutely admitted to the general medicine and oncology wards of two university ...

Assessing frailty using comprehensive geriatric assessment in older ...

CGA should be considered a routine practice before starting treatment planning in older patients diagnosed with hematologic malignancies who ...

Geriatric assessment in older patients with a hematologic malignancy

Geriatric assessment, even in patients with a good performance status, can detect impaired geriatric domains and these impairments may be ...

Clinical geriatric assessment in older patients with lymphoma

Conclusions: Defining fitness of older patients through a CGA is increasingly recognized as an indispensable way to support treatment decisions ...

Geriatric assessment for older patients with breast cancer - Frontiers

Functional status measures in geriatric oncology commonly involve evaluations of activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental ADL (IADL); ...

The Geriatric Assessment | AAFP

The geriatric assessment is a multidimensional, multidisciplinary assessment designed to evaluate an older person's functional ability, physical health, ...

Optimal management of elderly cancer patients - Dove Medical Press

Conclusion: The CGA uncovers numerous health problems in elderly patients with cancer and can affect treatment decisions. Functional impairment, ...

a position paper from the ESMO/SIOG Cancer in the Elderly Working ...

Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) refers to the comprehensive evaluation of an older individual's health status with subsequent ...

Integrating Geriatric Assessment into Cancer Care - NCI

Dr. Supriya Mohile discusses efforts to incorporate geriatric assessment into the cancer care of older patients, including the recent ...

a qualitative study with an implementation science focus - Frontiers

Comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGAs) help determine an older person's functional capabilities as cancer care providers plan treatment and follow-up care.

Adherence to geriatric assessment-based recommendations in older ...

In the general older population, geriatric assessment (GA)-guided treatment plans can improve overall survival, quality of life and functional status (FS).

Geriatric assessment predicts survival for older adults receiving ...

Geriatric assessment, with a focus on cognitive and physical function, improves prediction of survival among older adults treated for AML.

Geriatric Assessment: An Office-Based Approach - AAFP

Family physicians should be proficient in geriatric assessment because, as society ages, older adults will constitute an increasing ...

The role of the geriatrician in the care of older patients with breast ...

Performing a geriatric assessment can aid decision making and management in older cancer patients, and there is increasing evidence supporting the ...