New prognostic tools for myeloma
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A systematic review of factors influencing older adults’ decision to accept or decline cancer treatment
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Geriatric assessment predicts survival and toxicities in elderly myeloma patients: an International Myeloma Working Group report
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Weekly docetaxel versus CMF as adjuvant chemotherapy for older women with early breast cancer: final results of the randomized phase III ELDA trial
Perrone F, Nuzzo F, Di Rella F, Gravina A, Iodice G, Labonia V, Landi G, Pacilio C, Rossi E, De Laurentiis M, D'Aiuto M, Botti [...]
A Belgian survey on geriatric assessment in oncology focusing on large-scale implementation and related barriers and facilitators
C. Kenis, P. Heeren, L. Decoster, K. Van Puyvelde, G. Conings, F. Cornelis, P. Cornette, R. Moor, S. Luce, Y. Libert, R. Van Rijswijk, G. [...]
Biological ageing and frailty markers in breast cancer patients
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Loneliness in patients with cancer: the first year after cancer diagnosis
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Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women— Current Evidence and Future Perspectives
Nienke A de Glas, Gerrit-Jan Liefers. Oncology & Hematology Review, 2015;11(1):34–5 (Touch Oncology)
How Should We Treat Elderly Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients?
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The prevalence and outcomes of frailty in older cancer patients: a systematic review
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Benefits and harms of mammography screening after age 74 years: model estimates of overdiagnosis
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Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: An Age Limit for Combined Modality Therapy?
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