Researchers from Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Dana Farber Cancer Institute have received $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to study how diet and exercise impact mental and physical functioning in older cancer survivors and their caregivers.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has published guidelines outlining the need to assess and manage vulnerabilities in patients aged 65 and older prior to prescribing chemotherapy, targeted therapy and/or immunotherapy.
Age-based heuristics can lead to large differences in breast cancer treatment based on small differences in chronologic age, according to a new analysis of more than 500,000 patient records.
Although widespread use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with advanced lung cancer has led to meaningful improvements in survival in younger patients, older patients have not experienced similar survival benefits, new research from Yale Cancer Center shows.
A study, conducted by UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers, shows an alarming number of California women 65 and older are facing late-stage cervical cancer diagnoses and dying from the disease, despite guidelines that recommend most women stop screening for cervical cancer at this age.
Jefferson Health’s Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center has formed the Geriatric Oncology Center of Excellence to address the needs of a growing patient population through innovative research and care delivery methods via a multidisciplinary approach.
Andrew Chapman is the first geriatric oncology expert to run an NCI-designated cancer center. Ever.
