List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (November 2022 - January 2023): Alexander, K., Hamlin, P. A., Tew, W. P., Trevino, K., Tin, A. L., Shahrokni, A., Meditz, E., Boparai, M., Amirnia, F., Sun, S. W., & Korc-Grodzicki, B. (2023). Development and implementation of an interdisciplinary telemedicine clinic for older patients with cancer-Preliminary data. J Am Geriatr Soc. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18267 Alibhai, S. M. H., Papadopoulos, E., Durbano, S., Tomlinson, G., Mina, D. S., Ritvo, P., Sabiston, C. M., Matthew, A. G., Chiarotto, J., Sidani, S., & Culos-Reed, S. N. (2022). Preference-based versus randomized controlled trial in prostate cancer survivors: Comparison of recruitment, adherence, attrition, and clinical outcomes. Front Oncol, 12, 1033229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2022.1033229 Allen, D. H., Arthur, E. K., Blazey, M., Brassil, K., Cahill, J. E., Cooley, M. E., Fadol, A. P., Hammer, M. J., Hartranft, S., Murphy, B., [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (August-November 2022): 1: Wan G, Leung B, Nguyen N, DeSimone MS, Liu F, Choi MS, Ho D, Laucks V, Duey S, Sullivan RJ, Boland GM, LeBoeuf NR, Liu D, Gusev A, Kwatra SG, Sorger PK, Yu KH, Semenov YR. The impact of stage-related features in melanoma recurrence prediction: A machine learning approach. JAAD Int. 2022 Aug 30;10:28-30. Doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2022.08.014. PMID: 36425793; PMCID: PMC9678753. 2: Bouvard V, Nethan ST, Singh D, Warnakulasuriya S, Mehrotra R, Chaturvedi AK, Chen TH, Ayo-Yusuf OA, Gupta PC, Kerr AR, Tilakaratne WM, Anantharaman D, Conway DI, Gillenwater A, Johnson NW, Kowalski LP, Leon ME, Mandrik O, Nagao T, Prasad VM, Ramadas K, Roitberg F, Saintigny P, Sankaranarayanan R, Santos-Silva AR, Sinha DN, Vatanasapt P, Zain RB, Lauby-Secretan B. IARC Perspective on Oral Cancer Prevention. N Engl [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (May-August 2022): Abu Helal A, Chon J, Timilshina N, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Jin R, Monginot S, Alibhai SMH. Quality of care of consultations from the geriatric oncology clinic: "Are we addressing the needs of patients?". J Geriatr Oncol. 2022 May;13(4):440-446. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.12.001. Epub 2021 Dec 13. PMID: 34916175 Akhtar A, Sosa E, Castro S, Sur M, Lozano V, D'Souza G, Yeung S, Macalintal J, Patel M, Zou X, Wu PC, Silver E, Sandoval J, Gray SW, Reckamp KL, Kim JY, Sun V, Raz DJ, Erhunmwunsee L. A Lung Cancer Screening Education Program Impacts both Referral Rates and Provider and Medical Assistant Knowledge at Two Federally Qualified Health Centers. Clin Lung Cancer. 2022 Jun;23(4):356-363. doi: 10.1016/j.cllc.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 12. PMID: 34991968; PMCID: PMC9149065. Anderson C, Olshan AF, Park J, [...]

Strategies to identify and address ageism in ourselves, others, and institutions Kelly M. Trevino, PhD, Associate Attending Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, US Dr. Robert N. Butler famously defined ageism as the “process of systematic stereotyping or discrimination against people because they are old.”1,2  More recently, the World Health Organization defined ageism as a multifaceted social phenomenon that includes stereotypes (thoughts), prejudice (feelings), and discrimination (actions or behaviors) directed towards others or oneself based on age. 3,4   While ageism can be directed toward individuals of all ages, this article focuses specifically on ageism toward older adults.  Ageism is common and a relatively accepted form of stereotyping and discrimination that has negative implications for older adults’ physical and mental health. 5,6 Therefore, identifying and combatting ageism in ourselves, others, and institutions is an important component of improving care for older [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (February-April 2022): Abu Helal A, Chon J, Timilshina N, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Jin R, Monginot S, Alibhai SMH: Quality of care of consultations from the geriatric oncology clinic: "Are we addressing the needs of patients?". J Geriatr Oncol 2022, 13(4):440-446. Alibhai SMH, Alam Z, Saluja R, Malik U, Warde P, Jin R, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Chan KKW: Economic Evaluation of a Geriatric Oncology Clinic. Cancers (Basel) 2022, 14(3). Booker R, Haase KR: Virtual Cancer Care Equity in Canada: Lessons From COVID-19. Clin J Oncol Nurs 2022, 26(2):224-227. Boudou-Rouquette P, de Moura A, Martinez-Tapia C, Serrano AG, Chahwakilian A, Jouinot A, Ulmann G, Orvoën G, Chambraud C, Durand JP et al: Energy expenditure profiles and the risk of early limiting toxicity in older patients with cancer: The ELCAPA-25 prospective [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members Nov 2021-Jan 2022): Abu Helal A, Chon J, Timilshina N, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Jin R, et al. Quality of care of consultations from the geriatric oncology clinic: "Are we addressing the needs of patients?". J Geriatr Oncol. 2021. Akhtar A, Sosa E, Castro S, Sur M, Lozano V, D'Souza G, et al. A Lung Cancer Screening Education Program Impacts both Referral Rates and Provider and Medical Assistant Knowledge at Two Federally Qualified Health Centers. Clin Lung Cancer. 2021. Bahadoer RR, Peeters K, Beets GL, Figueiredo NL, Bastiaannet E, Vahrmeijer A, et al. Watch and wait after a clinical complete response in rectal cancer patients younger than 50 years. Br J Surg. 2021;109(1):114-20. Brick R, Lyons KD, Bender C, Eilers R, Ferguson R, Pergolotti M, et al. Factors influencing utilization [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (August-October 2021): Ashing KT, Ragin C, Ariyo O, Amini A. Thoughts and Consideration Regarding Immigrant Clinicians: Is Cultural Preservation Influencing Providers' Practice in HPV Vaccination? Cancer Invest. 2021:1-4. Ashing KT, Ragin C, Ariyo O, Amini A, George M, Ford J. Thoughts and consideration regarding immigrant clinicians: is cultural preservation influencing providers' practice in HPV vaccination. Cancer Causes Control. 2021;32(10):1043-5. Ashing KT, Yeung S, Lai L, Young L, Wong AG. A preliminary prospective study of health-related quality of life among Chinese-American breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2021;29(10):6021-30. Chung V, Sun V, Ruel N, Smith TJ, Ferrell BR. Improving Palliative Care and Quality of Life in Pancreatic Cancer Patients. J Palliat Med. 2021. Cidav Z, Marcus S, Mandell D, Hornbrook MC, Mo JJ, Sun V, et al. Programmatic Costs of the [...]

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 [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (February -April 2021): Arthur EK, Worly B, Carpenter KM, Postl C, Rosko AE, Krok-Schoen JL, Quick AM, Jenkins LC. Let's get it on: Addressing sex and intimacy in older cancer survivors. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021;12(2):312-5. Basu P, Tripathi R, Mehrotra R, Ray K, Srivastava A, Srivastava A. Role of integrative medicine in the continuum of care of breast cancer patients in the Indian context. Cancer Causes Control. 2021;32(5):429-40. Baxter MAJ, Madureira T, Haase K, Battisti NML. Perspectives on geriatric oncology research presented at the 2020 ESMO Science Congress. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021;12(3):489-97. Blakely AM, Hu H, Wong FL, Raz D, Erhunmwunsee L, Kim JY, Sun V. Deterioration in health-related quality of life is associated with lower lung resection rates in older adults. J Geriatr Oncol. 2021;12(3):422-7. Buckley E, Wong L, Woo [...]

List of publications related to the care for older persons with cancer by SIOG Nursing and Allied Health members (October 2021–January 2021): Almugbel FA, Timilshina N, AlQurini N, Loucks A, Jin R, Berger A, Romanovsky L, Puts M, Alibhai SMH. Role of the vulnerable elders survey-13 screening tool in predicting treatment plan modification for older adults with cancer. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020. Arthur EK, Worly B, Carpenter KM, Postl C, Rosko AE, Krok-Schoen JL, Quick AM, Jenkins LC. Let's get it on: Addressing sex and intimacy in older cancer survivors. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020. Baxter MAJ, Madureira T, Haase K, Battisti NML. Perspectives on geriatric oncology research presented at the 2020 ESMO Science Congress. J Geriatr Oncol. 2020. Bessems SAM, Konsten JLM, Vogelaar JFJ, Csepán-Magyar R, Maas H, van de Wouw YAJ, Janssen-Heijnen MLG. Frailty screening by Geriatric-8 and 4-meter gait speed test is feasible and predicts postoperative complications [...]