Relevance of a systematic geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer: results of a prospective multicentric study
Cindy Kenis,Dominique Bron,Yves Libert,L. Decoster,K. Van Puyvelde,Pierre Scalliet,P Cornette,Thierry Pepersack,Sylvie Luce,Christine Langenaeken,Marika Rasschaert,Sophie Allepaerts,R.E.N. van Rijswijk,Koen Milisen,Johan Flamaing,Jean-Pierre Lobelle,Hans Wildiers +16 more
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Geriatric screening and assessment in older patients with cancer is feasible at large scale and has a significant impact on the detection of unknown geriatric problems, leading to geriatric interventions and adapted treatment.About:
This article is published in Annals of Oncology.The article was published on 2013-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 301 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Mass screening.read more
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