Geriatrisk screening og intervention mod skrøbelighed hos ældre patienter med kræft

Ann-Kristine Weber Giger*, Helena Møgelbjerg Ditzel, Cecilia Margareta Lund, Marianne Ewertz Kvistgaard, Henrik Jørn Ditzel, Marianne Ørum, Per Pfeiffer, Trine Lembrecht Jørgensen, Jesper Ryg

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Abstract

Frailty in older patients with cancer increases the risk of treatment related toxicity, mortality, physical decline, and quality of life. This review summarises various screening tools. Screening tools identifying frailty serve multiple purposes, providing awareness of health issues impacting oncologic treatment and prognosis and facilitating the delivery of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). CGA is an overall health assessment and treatment targeting frailty. Providing CGA to older patients with cancer reduces the risk of toxicity and functional decline, increases treatment completion, and prevents loss of quality of life.
Bidragets oversatte titelGeriatric screening and frailty intervention in older patients with cancer
OriginalsprogDansk
ArtikelnummerV06230352
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Læger
Vol/bind186
Udgave nummer2
ISSN0041-5782
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 22. jan. 2024

Emneord

  • Aged
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Frailty/diagnosis
  • Geriatric Assessment
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms/diagnosis
  • Quality of Life

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