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Geriatric assessment and treatment decision-making in surgical oncology.

Tyler R ChesneyJulian F DazaCamilla L Wong
Published in: Current opinion in supportive and palliative care (2023)
Geriatric assessment and management has substantial benefits over conventional preoperative assessment alone. This article highlights these advantages and outlines a feasible strategy to incorporate both disease-based and geriatric-specific assessment and treatment when caring for older surgical patients with cancer.
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