Relevance of a systematic geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer: Results of a prospective multicentric study

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1306-1312

  Kenis, C ^a   Bron, D ^b   Libert, Y ^b   Decoster, L ^c   Van puyvelde, K ^c   Scalliet, P ^d   Cornette, P ^d   Pepersack, T ^e   Luce, S ^e   Langenaeken, C ^f   Rasschaert, M ^g   Allepaerts, S ^h   Van rijswijk, R ⁱ   Milisen, K ^a,j   Flamaing, J ^a,j   Lobelle, J P ^k   Wildiers, H ^a,j  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b JULES BORDET INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^e ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f Iridium Cancer Network Antwerp   (Belgium)

^g Iridium Cancer Network GZA   (Belgium)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

ⁱ KU Leuven ^*  (Belgium)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^k NONE   (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Treatment decision

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; METASTASIS; OVARY CANCER; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATE CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84875448911     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds619     Document Type: Article

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