Practical Implementation of the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to Optimise Care for Older Adults with Cancer
Laura Tack,
Patricia Schofield,
Tom Boterberg,
Rebecca Chandler,
Christopher N. Parris,
Philip R. Debruyne
Affiliations
Laura Tack
Department of Medical Oncology, Kortrijk Cancer Centre, General Hospital Groeninge, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
Patricia Schofield
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
Tom Boterberg
Department of Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Rebecca Chandler
School of Allied Health, Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Chelmsford CM1 1SQ, UK
Christopher N. Parris
Medical Technology Research Centre (MTRC), School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
Philip R. Debruyne
Department of Medical Oncology, Kortrijk Cancer Centre, General Hospital Groeninge, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
Whilst cancer remains a very serious health problem at any stage, cancer combined with increasing age creates an even more challenging situation for health care providers [...]