We need a geriatric assessment for oncologists

Nature Clinical Practice Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 642-643

  Hurria, Arti ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGE; AGING; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNITED STATES; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; DECISION MAKING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33751564529     PISSN: 17434254     EISSN: 17434262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncponc0662     Document Type: Review

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