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Article, 2022

The Evolution of Geriatric Oncology and Geriatric Assessment over the Past Decade

Seminars in Radiation Oncology, ISSN 1532-9461, 1053-4296, Volume 32, 2, Pages 98-108, 10.1016/j.semradonc.2021.11.002

Contributors

Outlaw, Darryl Alan 0000-0001-9618-6935 [1] Abdallah, Maya 0000-0003-1549-6419 [2] Gil-Jr, Luiz A [3] Giri, Smith 0000-0002-1827-5032 [1] Hsu, Tina 0000-0001-9556-4033 [4] Krok-Schoen, Jessica L 0000-0003-2484-5887 [5] Liposits, Gabor Istvan 0000-0002-8204-3949 [6] Madureira, Tânia [7] Marinho, Joana Catarina Lima 0000-0003-3665-4666 [8] Subbiah, Ishwaria Mohan 0000-0002-0758-7911 [9] Tuch, Gina [10] Williams, Grant Richard 0000-0003-4294-5232 (Corresponding author) [1]

Affiliations

  1. [1] University of Alabama at Birmingham
    2. [NORA names: United States; America, North; OECD];
  2. [2] Boston University
    3. [NORA names: United States; America, North; OECD];
  3. [3] Universidade de São Paulo
    4. [NORA names: Brazil; America, South];
  4. [4] University of Ottawa
    5. [NORA names: Canada; America, North; OECD];
  5. [5] The Ohio State University
    6. [NORA names: United States; America, North; OECD];

Abstract

Cancer is predominantly a disease of aging, and older adults represent the majority of cancer diagnoses and deaths. Older adults with cancer differ significantly from younger patients, leading to important distinctions in cancer treatment planning and decision-making. As a consequence, the field of geriatric oncology has blossomed and evolved over recent decades, as the need to bring personalized cancer care to older adults has been increasingly recognized and a focus of study. The geriatric assessment (GA) has become the cornerstone of geriatric oncology research, and the past year has yielded promising results regarding the implementation of GA into routine cancer treatment decisions and outcomes for older adults. In this article, we provide an overview of the field of geriatric oncology and highlight recent breakthroughs with the use of GA in cancer care. Further work is needed to continue to provide personalized, evidence-based care for each older adult with cancer.

Keywords

Past decades, adults, age, assessment, breakthrough, cancer, cancer care, cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment decisions, cancer treatment planning, care, consequences, death, decades, decision, decision-making, diagnosis, disease, diseases of aging, distinction, evidence-based care, evolution, field, field of geriatric oncology, geriatric assessment, geriatric oncology, geriatric oncology research, implementation, implementation of GA, older adults, oncology, oncology research, outcomes, overview, paste, patients, personalized cancer care, planning, research, study, treatment decisions, treatment planning, years, younger patients

Funders

  • National Cancer Institute

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