BACKGROUND: Measuring frailty in older adults with cancer may identify patients with an
increased risk of treatment complications. As it remains controversial how to identify frailty …

The majority of blood cancers occur in the elderly. This fact conspires with an aging
population in many countries to make rigorous assessment for frailty increasingly important …

As the majority of patients with cancer are older than 65 years, most medical, surgical, and
radiation oncologists treat a large number of older adults in their clinical practice. Older …

The world is experiencing aging of its population. Age-specific incidence rates of cancer are
higher and cancer is now recognized as a part of aging. Treating older patients can be …

Due to the ageing of the population and the sharp increase in life expectancy, cancer in the
older person has become an increasingly common problem in the Western world. Although …

Aim With population aging, the number of frail patients with colorectal cancer has increased.
The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) is a validated tool for assessing frailty, and higher scores …

Objective The aim of the present article was to discuss currently available evidence on the
impact of frailty assessment on adverse postoperative outcomes and survival in patients …

Introduction Certain surgical interventions, especially those involving upper GI tract remain
challenging, due to high morbidity and mortality rates. The study of frailty in the surgical …

Importance Frailty based on the modified Frailty Index is associated with poor postoperative
outcomes. However, the index requires high levels of personnel time and effort and often …

Objectives to investigate the prevalence and impact of frailty for general surgical patients.
Research design and methods we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis …