Geriatric Assessment-Identified Deficits in Older Cancer Patients With Normal Performance Status

A. Jolly, Trevor; M. Deal, Allison; A. Nyrop, Kirsten; R. Williams, Grant; Pergolotti, Mackenzi; A. Wood, William; Alston, Shani; E. Gordon, Brittaney-Belle; Ann Dixon, Samara; Moore, Susan; Chris Taylor, W.; J. Messino, Michael; B. Muss, Hyman

doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0247

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Geriatric Assessment-Identified Deficits in Older Cancer Patients With Normal Performance Status

Published in The Oncologist • Mar 12, 2015

Authors:

Trevor A. Jolly

Allison M. Deal

Kirsten A. Nyrop

Abstract

BACKGROUND: We investigated whether a brief geriatric assessment (GA) would identify important patient deficits that could affect treatment tolerance and care outcomes within a sample of older cancer patients rated as functionally normal (80%-100%) on the Karnofsky performance status (KPS) scale. ME...

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Medicine

Polypharmacy

Psychosocial

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