Within the GAIN-S model, geriatric care assessments among older patients with cancer are combined with care interventions, and it is delivered soon before patients have an intervention on their cancer ...

Cost-utility of geriatric assessment (GA) in older adults with cancer: A model-based economic evaluation of four randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Geriatric assessment and management with question ...

Efforts to optimize care delivery and outcomes for older adults with cancer must effectively address these patients' distinct geriatric and palliative care needs. In this article, we first discuss the ...

Oncologists have adopted new ways of caring for older adults with cancer over the past decade and a half. Cancer treatment for older adults has shifted toward these specialists prescribing newer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ASCO has issued updated guidelines on evaluation and management of vulnerabilities in patients aged 65 years and ...

Researchers offer recommendations for addressing polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use among older patients with cancer. In a narrative review published in The Journal of ...

In this review, we first provide a brief overview of frailty, including biologic mechanisms, measurement, and clinical management. This overview is followed by a discussion of approaches to ...

Falls and dementia are some of the most common syndromes affecting the health of older adults, but many primary care physicians are not specifically trained to screen for them. The Indiana Geriatrics ...

Thirty-five years ago, Jerry Gurwitz was among the first physicians in the United States to be credentialed as a geriatrician — a doctor who specializes in the care of older adults. "I understood the ...