How do I best manage the care of older patients with cancer with multimorbidity?

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 249-253

  Thompson, Katherine ^a   Dale, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

American Geriatrics Society; Geriatrics; Multimorbidity; Older adults; Oncology

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; CANCER RISK; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAMILY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRICIAN; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INSULIN INFUSION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICARE; MORBIDITY; MULTIMORBIDITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OSTEOPOROSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PHARMACIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF CARE; SKIN CARE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GERIATRICS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES;

AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE;

EID: 84938956996     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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