Oncology

Selected articles about gero-oncology

• Balducci L. Aging, frailty, and chemotherapy. Cancer Control. 2007;14( 1):7-12.
• Chalasani P, Yeager AM. Myelodysplastic Syndrome: A Primer for Geriatric Clinicians.  Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers. March 2011.
• Downey, Leona Diagnosing and Treating Breast Cancer in Elderly Women.Geriatric Grand Rounds, University of Arizona, 2/21/2008
• Downey L, Livingston R, Stopeck A. Diagnosing and treating breast cancer in elderly women: A call for improved understanding. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55(10):1636-1644.
• Hurria A. Clinical trials in older adults with cancer: Past and future. Oncology (Williston Park). 2007;21(3):351-8; discussion 363-4, 367.
• Luciani A, Ascione G, Bertuzzi C, Marussi D, Codecà C, Di Maria G, Caldiera SE, Floriani I, Zonato S, Ferrari D, Foa P. Detecting disabilities in older patients with cancer: comparison between comprehensive geriatric assessment and vulnerable elders survey-13. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Apr 20;28(12):2046-50. PubMed PMID: 20308657.
• McGory ML. Quality indicators for the care of colorectal cancer in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S277-84.
• Naeim A, Sawhney R, MacLean CH, Sanati H. Quality indicators for the care of breast cancer in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55 Suppl 2:S258-69.  
• Pal SK, Katheria V, Hurria A. Evaluating the older patient with cancer: understanding frailty and the geriatric assessment. CA Cancer J Clin. 2010 Mar-Apr;60(2):120-32. PubMed PMID: 20173172.
• Ramesh HS, Jain S, Audisio RA. Implications of aging in surgical oncology. Cancer J. 2005;11( 6):488-494.
• Rodin MB, Mohile SG. A practical approach to geriatric assessment in oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2007;25( 14):1936-1944.