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Comment
. 2020 Apr;25(4):279-280.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2020-0015. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

When It Comes to Geriatric Assessment, Rome Was Not Built in One Day

Armin Shahrokni  1 , Stuart Lichtman  1 , Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki  1
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Comment

When It Comes to Geriatric Assessment, Rome Was Not Built in One Day

Armin Shahrokni et al. Oncologist. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Opinions vary on the value of geriatric assessments prior to high‐risk therapy for older adults with cancer. This commentary focuses on whether the higher risk of poor outcomes for older patients with cancer can be mitigated by interventions aimed at detecting age‐related impairments.

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    Aleixo GFP, Choi SK, Tan AJ, Nyrop KA, Deal AM, Wood WA, Jolly TA, Muss HB. Aleixo GFP, et al. Oncologist. 2020 Apr;25(4):355-358. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0373. Epub 2019 Sep 13. Oncologist. 2020. PMID: 32297445 Free PMC article.

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