Patients age ≥ 65 with cancer, who enrolled on cooperative group cancer trials, were eligible to enroll on Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) 360401. They completed a geriatric assessment tool before ...

To address the specific challenges faced by older adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), UCSF Health created the UCSF ...

Although a study on the benefits of geriatric assessment in older patients with cancer did not demonstrate significant improvements to quality of life, researchers said it yielded valuable insights ...

San Francisco-based UCSF Health opened a specialty clinic in July for adults 65 and older with inflammatory bowel disease. The UCSF IBD Longevity Clinic is led by gastroenterologist Kendall Beck, MD, ...

Although concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) increases survival in patients with inoperable, locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is no consensus on the treatment of elderly ...

People diagnosed with cancer at an older age have special concerns that often aren’t taken into consideration when treatment begins. But they should be, according to a new study. Older patients with ...

What Every Oncologist Should Know About Geriatric Assessment for Older Patients With Cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Position Paper What Every Oncologist Should Know About ...

One-third of new early breast cancer diagnoses occur in women over 70 years old. However, older women are less likely to receive radical curative treatments. This study prospectively evaluated a ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Older patients' survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer had a significant association with baseline vulnerabilities and quality-of-life (QoL) factors, beyond performance status, data ...

Credit: Getty Images Nurse practitioners call for routine assessment for geriatric syndromes, including screening for frailty, cognitive impairment, and malnutrition. As patients live longer, it ...

Our physicians, geriatric nurse practitioner and social workers offer a variety of clinical services to older patients, including comprehensive geriatric assessment; in-hospital consultation; ...

ASCO has issued updated guidelines on evaluation and management of vulnerabilities in patients aged 65 years and older prior to initiating systemic cancer treatment. The updated recommendations, ...