Despite substantial improvements in the outcomes of patients with cancer over the past two
decades, older adults (aged≥ 65 years) with cancer are a rapidly increasing population and …

Acceptance of cancer has long been recognized as playing a critical role in psychological
adjustment to the illness, but its associations with distress outcomes have not been …

PURPOSE To update the ASCO guideline (2018) on the practical assessment and
management of age-associated vulnerabilities in older patients undergoing systemic cancer …

In 2023, ASCO updated its guideline on assessment and management of vulnerabilities in
older patients undergoing chemotherapy. The update revisited recommendations from the …

Introduction Over 90% of people living with cancer access information online to inform
healthcare decisions. Older adults with cancer are also increasingly adopting electronic …

The treatment cannot be worse than the disease is an oft-cited statement representing the
important concept of tolerability; older patients often express concerns about side effects …

Background A majority of older adults with cancer develop malnutrition; however, the
implications of malnutrition among this vulnerable population are poorly understood. The …

Importance A lack of generalizability of pivotal cancer clinical trial data to treatment of older
adults with Medicare could affect therapeutic decision-making in clinical practice. Objective …

Older adults with cancer represent the largest and most rapidly growing population of
patients with cancer. 1, 2 The majority of new cancer diagnoses occur in individuals age 65 …

The comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a versatile tool for the care of the older
person diagnosed with cancer. The purpose of this article is to detail how a CGA can be …