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Personalised treatment for older adults with cancer: The role of frailty assessment
It is widely accepted in clinical practice that chronological age is a poor predictor of treatment tolerance and outcomes in older adults with cancer. Intrinsic vulnerability is more a function of underlying frailty, rather than chronological age. Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to str...
Autores principales: | O'Donovan, Anita, Leech, Michelle |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7568178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tipsro.2020.09.001 |
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