The Effect of a Geriatric Oncology Clinic on Treatment Decisions in Mexican Older Adults With Cancer.

Haydeé C Verduzco-AguirreAna P Navarrete-ReyesYanin Chavarri-GuerraJosé A Ávila-FunesEnrique Soto Pérez de Celis

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)

The overall proportion of agreement between geriatric oncology recommendations and final treatment decisions was high, particularly when recommendations were acknowledged in the treating oncologists' note. Including geriatric oncology evaluations in everyday clinical practice and fostering interdisciplinary communication between geriatric oncology and treating oncologists may provide valuable guidance for physicians caring for older patients with cancer in resource-limited settings. J Am Geriatr Soc 67:992-997, 2019.

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