Cancer Therapy
Study data from University Hospital update understanding of cancer therapy
Published in Cancer Weekly, December 16th, 2008
New research, 'Geriatric assessment and care for older cancer inpatients admitted in acute care for elders unit,' is the subject of a report. According to recent research from Marseilles, France, "The goal of this study was to characterize an elderly population admitted to an Acute Care for Elders Unit (ACE) and to determine their trajectory as well as the prevalence of functional dependencies. We conducted a retrospective chart review of 186 older cancer inpatients, admitted over a period of 30 months."
"Demographic and oncologic data, reasons for admission, and geriatric assessment (comorbidity, dependency, medication, nutritional status, neurosensory deficits,...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-12-16)
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