Cancer Research

New Cancer Research Data Have Been Reported by Researchers at Royal Adelaide Hospital

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 10th, 2011

2011 MAY 10 -- According to recent research from Adelaide, Australia, "The aging population brings with it increased cancer related morbidity and mortality. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) identifies areas of concern for the older patient with cancer that may not be detected with traditional oncological methods of assessment."

"However CGA is resource intensive and thus screening tools have been developed. Having developed a screening tool, we present the characteristics of the first 200 patients seen by our geriatric oncology clinic. All patients aged 70 and over were invited to complete a self-reported screening questionnaire at time of referral...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2011-05-10)

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