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We evaluated two proposed screening tools, the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13) and the G8, to identify patients who could benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA).All consecutive patients aged ≥65years with primary head and neck cancer were assessed with VES-13, G8 and CGA. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC)-analysis was used to determine diagnostic performance of both screening...
Mortality from lung cancer is increasing in patients≥70 years. Radiotherapy has an important role in the treatment of lung cancer for this group. Despite this, there have been few elderly specific trials of radiotherapy in lung cancer and current treatment is often based on evidence extrapolated from studies treating younger patients. This review of the literature examines the impact of radiotherapy...
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