Geriatric Cancer Research Articles

Geriatric oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in elderly people , usually defined as being 65 years of age. This relatively young but growingly important subspecialty incorporates the special needs of the elderly into cancer treatment. Older cancer adults, especially frail older adults, often have different needs than younger cancer-bearing adults. Geriatric oncology, the medicine branch focused on diagnosing and treating cancer patients aged 65 and older, is itself quite young. Geriatric oncology treatment remains hard to navigate. Treatment plans should be interactive and individualised. The new American Society of Clinical Oncology Guidelines for Geriatric Oncology now recommend Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) and its components as a multidimensional method to identify potential non-oncological and oncological problems due to other comorbidities normally associated with aging. Age is the most important single risk factor for cancer development, with more than 60 per cent of all newly diagnosed malignant tumors and 70 per cent of all cancer deaths occurring in people 65 years of age or older. Unfortunately, due to age alone, many older adults are less likely than their younger counterparts to receive standard cancer management. 

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