In a move to improve cancer care for older adults, the American Society of Clinical Oncology is recommending that all patients age 65 and older receive a geriatric assessment when considering or ...
People diagnosed with cancer at an older age have special concerns that often aren’t taken into consideration when treatment begins. But they should be, according to a new study. Older patients with ...
For patients with cancer who are older than 65 years, the 2018 ASCO Guideline recommends geriatric assessment (GA) be performed. However, there are limited data on providers’ practices using GA.
This raises the more important questions: Why? What are the reasons for the slow incorporation of this standard of care into daily practice? What are the barriers to GA incorporation? So what can be ...
This training manual, developed with VALID International and Brixton Health, gives step-by-step guidance on how to estimate the needs of older people in humanitarian and developmental contexts quickly ...
When healthy elderly people fill out health risk questionnaires and get personalized counseling, they have better health behaviors and use more preventive care, according to a new study. Eighteen ...
Falls are a serious issue among Hong Kong's elderly. Approximately one in five community-dwelling elderly aged 65 or above ...
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