Updated ASCO guidelines, along with other professional groups such as National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), recommend frailty screening in older adults (age ≥65 years) undergoing cancer ...

Intra-patient comparison of urinary radioactivity after 18F-piflufolastat and 18F-flotufolastat PET in men with low PSA biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer who have had radical prostatectomy.

Geriatric assessment tools, including CGA, offer superior prognostic value over traditional performance measures in older DLBCL patients. Comprehensive geriatric assessments reveal frailty levels, ...

Many patients demonstrate impairment in several of the domains described above. Problems with managing medications, nutrition and driving are a consequence of many medical and functional impairments, ...

Telehealth geriatric assessment significantly improved short-term outcomes for older adults with advanced cancers. Brazilian study showed better physical function, psychological status, and quality of ...

These specialists diagnose and treat conditions that occur in older adults, typically 65 and older. Anslem O. Opitoke, M.D.: memory disorders, geriatric functional assessment; EvergreenHealth ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey through a disease state ...

Metformin, touted as the world's most used anti-diabetic drug, has the potential to improve old age disabilities, such as muscle weakness and poor physical performance, according to University of ...

Understanding the needs of older adults and geriatric medicine could be of real importance as the world's population shifts and the issue impacts more people. Elderly is an age descriptor used to ...