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Time for Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: William Dale, Mazie Tsang, and John Simmons
The comprehensive geriatric assessment is one of the cornerstones of geriatrics. But does the geriatric assessment do anything? Does it improve outcomes that patients, caregivers, and clinicians care about?
Evidence has been mounting about the importance of the geriatric assessment for older adults with cancer, the subject of today's podcast. The geriatric assessment has been shown in two landmark studies (Lancet and JAMA Oncology) to reduce high grade toxicity, improve patient and caregiver satisfaction, and improve completion of advance directives (can listen to our prior podcast on this…
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