The SIOG Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group organised a webinar on Inclusion of older patients with cancer in clinical trials: remaining barriers and future directions. https://vimeo.com/630754813
Kinnosuke Matsumoto, Akihiro Tamiya, Yuji Inagak, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Yoshinobu Matsuda, Hayato Kawachi, Motohiro Tamiya, Satoshi Tanizaki, Junji Uchida, Kiyonobu Ueno, Takafumi Yanase, Hidekazu Suzuki, Shinji Atagi. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Sep 30; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.09.004
Mark A Baxter, Joana Marinho, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Maria Grazia Rodriquenz, Sukeshi Patel Arora, Wendy Chan Wing Lok, Yung-Yu Shih, Gabor Liposits, Shane O'Hanlon, Russell D Petty. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Sep 18;S1879-4068(21)00207-1.doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.09.006. Online ahead of print. PMID: 34548259 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.09.006
The term, “ageism” was created in 1969 by the gerontologist Robert Butler to define age-related prejudice, covering all age groups.
Helena Møgelbjerg Ditzel, Ann-Kristine Weber Giger, Cecilia Margareta Lund, Henrik Jørn Ditzel, Afsaneh Mohammadnejad, Per Pfeiffer, Jesper Ryg, Trine Lembrecht Jørgensen, Marianne Ewertz. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Jun 24;S1879-4068(21)00138-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.06.004.
The number of patients with cancer aged 65 years and older will increase in next several decades. Approximately 25% of patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) are aged 70 years and older.
Laura Biganzoli, Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Hans Wildiers, Amelia McCartney, Giuseppe Colloca, Ian H Kunkler, Maria-João Cardoso, Kwok-Leung Cheung, Nienke Aafke de Glas, Rubina M Trimboli, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Antonio Ponti, Janice Tsang, Lorenza Marotti, Karen Benn, Matti S Aapro, Etienne G C Brain. Lancet Oncol. 2021 Jul;22(7):e327-e340. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30741-5. Epub 2021 May 14.
Monica Tang, Sallie-Anne Pearson, Andrea L Schaffer, Craig R Lewis, Thomas John, Robert J Simes, Chee Khoon Lee. 2021 Jun 9;S1879-4068(21)00012-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.02.003.
Since the onset of the pandemic, the world has changed dramatically. One thing has remained constant: the resilience and adaptability of global healthcare systems. As healthcare professionals worldwide continue to deliver care and treatment in older cancer patients, SIOG experts discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the patient experience and highlight the next steps to improve cancer care for patients in the future. https://vimeo.com/568304391
The SIOG NAH Interest Group organised with the Young SIOG Interest Group a joint webinar on Immunotherapy toxicity and steroids use in older cancer patients. https://vimeo.com/566941227
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