Geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer: a new standard of care

Lancet. 2021 Nov 20;398(10314):1853-1855. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01998-X. Epub 2021 Nov 3.

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Marije E Hamaker¹, Siri Rostoft²

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¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine, Diakonessenhuis Utrecht, 3782 KE Utrecht, Netherlands. Electronic address: mhamaker@diakhuis.nl.
² Department of Geriatric Medicine, Oslo University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

PMID: 34741813
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01998-X

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Geriatric Assessment*
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Standard of Care