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Cancer and the functional status of the elderly
Author(s) -
Cohen Harvey Jay
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971115)80:10<1883::aid-cncr1>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , oncology
Cancer occurs with increasing frequency in older adults who often have comorbid illnesses and reduced reserve capacity. Being aware of the potential impact of cancer on functional status and using such information in planning and monitoring the clinical care of the older cancer patient is encouraged. See also pages 1973‐80.