Outcomes of comprehensive geriatric assessment and surgical management in head and neck cancers of the elderly: an observational study.
Thanaphone Banh ChongPascale GrosclaudeEmilien ChabrillacStéphanie LozanoSébastien VergezLoïc MoureyAgnès Dupret-BoriesPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)
In patients aged over 70 presenting with UADT cancer for which the standard of care is surgery, an optimal management is associated with better overall survival. Receiving a CGA seems to provide a survival benefit in patients with a G8 score ≤ 14, through an optimization of the care pathway before and after the cancer treatment.
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