Perspectives in geriatric oncology: How to structure a decision in face of uncertainty

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 114-116

  Balducci, Lodovico ^a  

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

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Elderly; Medical decisions; Multiple malignancies; Older patients; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUCOSE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PACLITAXEL;

AGED; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; ONCOLOGY; REFRACTORY ANEMIA WITH EXCESS BLASTS; TUMOR VOLUME; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77957906570     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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