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The older cancer patient.

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White, HK; Cohen, HJ
Published in: Med Clin North Am
September 2006

Providing effective and tolerable cancer treatment for the growing number of older adult patients who have cancer will require an understanding of the role of aging, comorbidity, functional status, and frailty on treatment outcomes. The incorporation of CGA into the care of older patients who have cancer will ensure that the heterogeneity of this population is considered in the development of treatment plans. It also may improve outcomes by identifying and optimally treating comorbid conditions and functional impairments. Optimal treatment of the older adult patient who has cancer starts with careful delineation of goals through conversation. The treatment plan should be comprehensive and address cancer-specific treatment, symptom-specific treatment, supportive treatment modalities, and end-of-life care.

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Med Clin North Am

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ISSN

0025-7125

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

90

Issue

5

Start / End Page

967 / 982

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Terminal Care
  • Prognosis
  • Patient Care Team
  • Palliative Care
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Aged
 

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White, H. K., & Cohen, H. J. (2006). The older cancer patient. Med Clin North Am, 90(5), 967–982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.017
White, Heidi K., and Harvey J. Cohen. “The older cancer patient.Med Clin North Am 90, no. 5 (September 2006): 967–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.017.
White HK, Cohen HJ. The older cancer patient. Med Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;90(5):967–82.
White, Heidi K., and Harvey J. Cohen. “The older cancer patient.Med Clin North Am, vol. 90, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 967–82. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2006.05.017.
White HK, Cohen HJ. The older cancer patient. Med Clin North Am. 2006 Sep;90(5):967–982.
Journal cover image

Published In

Med Clin North Am

DOI

ISSN

0025-7125

Publication Date

September 2006

Volume

90

Issue

5

Start / End Page

967 / 982

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Terminal Care
  • Prognosis
  • Patient Care Team
  • Palliative Care
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Aged