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Joint SIOG NAH/CANO/EONS Session: Educating, Empowering, and Enacting Change

SIOG Head Office2021-11-23T09:40:27+01:00

Written by Dr. Fay Strohschein, SIOG NAH Governance group member This year, the Joint SIOG NAH/CANO/EONS session at the SIOG Annual Conference, chaired and organized by Dr. Martine Puts, focused on educating, empowering, and enacting change. Four speakers provided insight into geriatric oncology educational initiatives for nurses Dr. Sincere McMillan, a nurse practitioner in the Geriatric Medicine Department at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in the United States, shared her work educating advance practice providers (APP), including nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Referring to their recent study demonstrating that geriatric co-management was associated with 57% lower risk of 90 day mortality after cancer surgery,1 Dr. McMillan highlighted the need to improve these competencies among APP, particularly considering the anticipated lack of geriatricians. To inform APP educational initiatives, they conducted a learning needs survey, assessed feasibility of an APP geriatric oncology education program at MSKCC, and developed a [...]

Joint SIOG NAH/CANO/EONS Session: Educating, Empowering, and Enacting ChangeSIOG Head Office2021-11-23T09:40:27+01:00

Cancer in the older Indian population: Understanding the current context in an emerging economy

SIOG Head Office2021-11-15T09:24:31+01:00

Suzanne Nethan, Meena Cherian, Etienne Brain, Atreyi Ganguli, Fikru Tullu, Najia Musolino, Roopa Hariprasad, Richard Sullivan, Ravi Mehrotra. Published: November 11, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.10.013

Cancer in the older Indian population: Understanding the current context in an emerging economySIOG Head Office2021-11-15T09:24:31+01:00

Highlighting selected research conducted in older patients presented at the 23rd European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (2021): Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Report

SIOG Head Office2021-11-03T08:11:01+01:00

Gabor Liposits, Baran Akagunduz, Lisa Rodgers, Mukul Roy, Rogelio N. Velasco, Ishwaria M. Subbiah, Joana Marinho. Published: October 21, 2021. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.10.006

Highlighting selected research conducted in older patients presented at the 23rd European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer (2021): Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology ReportSIOG Head Office2021-11-03T08:11:01+01:00

How we use noncancer-specific survival prediction in geriatric oncology: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology and Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group initiative

SIOG Head Office2021-10-25T08:53:11+02:00

Carolina Gómez-Moreno, Sophie Pilleron, Nina Rosa Neuendorff, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis. Published:October 21, 2021DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.10.005

How we use noncancer-specific survival prediction in geriatric oncology: A Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology and Nursing & Allied Health Interest Group initiativeSIOG Head Office2021-10-25T08:53:11+02:00

Efficacy and safety of ramucirumab plus docetaxel in older patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

SIOG Head Office2021-10-06T08:50:35+02:00

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

Efficacy and safety of ramucirumab plus docetaxel in older patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer: A multicenter retrospective cohort studySIOG Head Office2021-10-06T08:50:35+02:00

Gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in older adults: A comprehensive narrative review of management by the young international society of geriatric oncology

SIOG Head Office2021-09-28T15:43:52+02:00

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

Gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma in older adults: A comprehensive narrative review of management by the young international society of geriatric oncologySIOG Head Office2021-09-28T15:43:52+02:00

Ageism: worth to talk about
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Ageism: worth to talk about

SIOG Head Office2021-09-16T10:31:38+02:00

The term, “ageism” was created in 1969 by the gerontologist Robert Butler to define age-related prejudice, covering all age groups.

Ageism: worth to talk aboutSIOG Head Office2021-09-16T10:31:38+02:00

Predictive Value of Geriatric Oncology Screening and Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Solid Cancers: Protocol for a Danish prospective cohort study (PROGNOSIS-G8)

SIOG Head Office2021-08-05T08:45:27+02:00

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.

Predictive Value of Geriatric Oncology Screening and Geriatric Assessment in Older Patients with Solid Cancers: Protocol for a Danish prospective cohort study (PROGNOSIS-G8)SIOG Head Office2021-08-05T08:45:27+02:00

The challenges of treating head and neck cancer in the older population
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The challenges of treating head and neck cancer in the older population

SIOG Head Office2021-10-18T14:21:08+02:00

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.

The challenges of treating head and neck cancer in the older populationSIOG Head Office2021-10-18T14:21:08+02:00

Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)

SIOG Head Office2021-07-29T22:37:47+02:00

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.

Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)SIOG Head Office2021-07-29T22:37:47+02:00

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