Geriatric Oncology News

Omission of whole-breast irradiation did not appear to have a negative impact on survival or risk for distant metastases among older women with early-stage hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, according to phase 3 study results.

Despite significantly extending survival for younger adults with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, immune checkpoint inhibitors have conferred only modest OS gains over time among patients aged older than 75 years, study results showed.

Researchers identified substantial racial and ethnic disparities in access to prescription opioids among older patients with cancer nearing end of life, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Spaceflight may place astronauts at increased risk for developing mutations that can lead to cancer and heart disease, according to a study published in Nature Communications Biology.

Older cancer survivors have an increased risk for pelvic and vertebral bone fracture compared with older adults without a history of cancer, research published in JAMA Oncology showed.

Cancer is a disease that disproportionately affects the elderly, and current guidelines recommend a comprehensive geriatric assessment for older patients with cancer.

Adults aged older than 70 years expressed the same level of interest in participating in cancer clinical trials as younger adults, according to study results in a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

Bladder cancer disproportionately affects older individuals, with diagnosis occurring at a median age of 73 years.

Gerontology researchers and hematologic oncology investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have devised a scale for assessing high-risk medications in older patients with blood cancers.

Well-educated, white patients with cancer used medical aid in dying more than any other demographic, according to a study published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.