Open AccessWhen It Comes to Geriatric Assessment, Rome Was Not Built in One Day
Author(s) -
Shahrokni Armin,
Lichtman Stuart,
KorcGrodzicki Beatriz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0015
Subject(s) - medicine , psychological intervention , gerontology , geriatrics , geriatric oncology , cancer , psychiatry
Opinions vary on the value of geriatric assessments prior to high‐risk therapy for older adults with cancer. This commentary focuses on whether the higher risk of poor outcomes for older patients with cancer can be mitigated by interventions aimed at detecting age‐related impairments.