Geriatric oncology: How far have we gone and what are the next steps?

Oncology

Volumn 77, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 147-156

  Kurtz, Jean Emmanuel ^a   Heitz, Damien ^a   Kurtz Illig, Valérie ^c   Dufour, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b CENTRE PAUL STRAUSS   (France)

^c Centre Hospitalier Sainte Catherine   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric oncology

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER THERAPY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; COGNITION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 67651213429     PISSN: 00302414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000231885     Document Type: Review

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