How do oncologists make decisions about chemotherapy for their older patients with cancer? A survey of Australian oncologists

Purpose Oncologists are making treatment decisions on increasing numbers of older patients with cancer. Due to comorbidities and frailty that increase with age, such decisions are often complex. We determined factors influencing oncologists’ decisions to prescribe chemotherapy for older adults. Meth...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Supportive care in cancer 2018-02, Vol.26 (2), p.451-460
Hauptverfasser:	Moth, E. B., Kiely, B. E., Naganathan, V., Martin, A., Blinman, P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of daily living Adjuvant chemotherapy Adult Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Australia Cancer Cancer patients Care and treatment Chemotherapy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant - methods Clinical decision making Comorbidity Consulting services Decision Making Elderly patients Female Geriatric Assessment Geriatrics Humans Male Medical Oncology - methods Medical research Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Neoplasms - drug therapy Nursing Nursing Research Older people Oncologists - psychology Oncology Original Article Pain Medicine Patient Preference Patients Physicians Quality of Life Rehabilitation Medicine Surveys Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult
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