Journal•ISSN: 1879-4068
Journal of Geriatric Oncology
Elsevier BV
About: Journal of Geriatric Oncology is an academic journal published by Elsevier BV. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Medicine & Geriatric oncology. It has an ISSN identifier of 1879-4068. Over the lifetime, 2019 publications have been published receiving 19646 citations.
Topics: Medicine, Geriatric oncology, Cancer, Population, Breast cancer
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1, Thomas Jefferson University2, University of Rochester3, University of California, San Francisco4, Yale University5, American Society of Clinical Oncology6, Duke University7, City of Hope National Medical Center8, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston9
TL;DR: The relevance of comorbidities in cancer is discussed, the commonly used tools to measure Comorbidity are examined, and the future direction of comorebidity research is discussed.
187 citations
TL;DR: Malnutrition and frailty were strongly associated with an increased mortality risk in patients who underwent palliative chemotherapy and a poor score on MNA was predictive for less tolerance of chemotherapy.
179 citations
TL;DR: A geriatric evaluation affects oncologic and non-oncologic treatment and appears to improve treatment tolerance and completion for older cancer patients.
166 citations
TL;DR: Assessment of frailty in colorectal oncology seems important to determine operative risks and benefits and to guide perioperative management because frailty is associated with a greater risk of postoperative adverse outcomes.
154 citations
TL;DR: GS over 4m (at a threshold of 1m/s) is suggested as a new frailty screening test in older cancer patients (65 and over) to guide the implementation of a comprehensive geriatric assessment during the initial management phase or during follow-up.
145 citations