Comprehensive geriatric assessment in Korean elderly cancer patients receiving chemotherapy |
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| Authors: | Yu Jung Kim Jee Hyun Kim Myung-Sook Park Keun-Wook Lee Kwang-Il Kim Soo-Mee Bang Jong Seok Lee Cheol-Ho Kim |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 463-707, Korea;(2) Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 166 Gumi-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, 463-707, Korea; |
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| Abstract: | Background Growing evidence suggests that a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older patients with cancer can detect unsuspected health problems, predict survival, and predict tolerance to chemotherapy. However, studies regarding CGA in cancer patients are scarce in Asia. |
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