Multidimensional geriatric evaluation for older cancer patients as a clinical and research tool

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 487-492

  Brunello, Antonella ^a   Sandri, Riccardo ^b   Extermann, Martine ^c  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Clinical trials; Comorbidity; Elderly; Frailty; Geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING CARE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; WELLBEING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; RESEARCH;

EID: 70349456340     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: 15321967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.04.005     Document Type: Review

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