Geriatric Oncology
 

Your access to vital information on geriatric oncology is now easier, with comprehensive coverage of this topic at your fingertips. ASCO has gathered and synthesized data on geriatric oncology from a multitude of key sources, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology and other ASCO publications, the Virtual Meeting, and more. Experience the ease of finding in-depth information on geriatric oncology topics, and visit often to remain current with timely updates.

  

 
JCO Highlighted Geriatric Oncology Articles Last Updated: May 29, 2009
Role of Age and Health in Treatment Recommendations for Older Adults With Breast Cancer: The Perspective of Oncologists and Primary Care Providers (JCO, November 2008)
Does Age Really Matter? Recall of Information Presented to Newly Referred Patients With Cancer (JCO, November 2008)
Treatment and Survival Differences in Older Medicare Patients With Lung Cancer as Compared With Those Who Are Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid (JCO, November 2008)
Cerebrovascular Disease Risk in Older Head and Neck Cancer Patients After Radiotherapy (JCO, November 2008)
Systematic Review of Barriers to the Recruitment of Older Patients With Cancer Onto Clinical Trials (JCO, May 2005)

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Medline Latest Geriatric Oncology Articles Last Updated: June 28, 2009
Association of estrogen receptor alpha and histone deacetylase 6 causes rapid deacetylation of tubulin in breast cancer cells. (Cancer Res, 2009 Apr)
Viral hepatitis-associated intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma shares common disease processes with hepatocellular carcinoma. (Br J Cancer, 2009 May)
Therapeutic options for elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. (Cancer Treat Rev, 2009 Jan)
Phase II study of docetaxel and carboplatin in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. (J Thorac Oncol, 2009 Mar)
UFT plus vinorelbine in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a phase I and an elderly patient-directed phase II study. (J Thorac Oncol, 2009 Mar)

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Virtual Meeting  

Select Presentations from the 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Abstracts  

Abstracts from the 2008 ASCO Annual Meeting

Search the 2008 geriatric oncology abstracts as well as abstracts back through the 2000 Annual Meeting.

Preoperative Assessment of Cancer in the Elderly (PACE) - Interim Analysis

Abstract from 2005 Annual Meeting

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Cancer.Net  

Cancer.Net doctor-approved cancer information from ASCO

Find information and resources to support your geriatric oncology patients

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Educational Book  

Manuscripts from the 2009 Educational Book

Find geriatric oncology manuscripts grouped into areas of interest, or search the 2002-2009 Educational Books archive.

Adverse Cognitive Effects of Cancer Treatments: Is Age a Factor?

Manuscript presented at 2005 Annual Meeting

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2009 ASCO Annual Meeting
ASCO Annual Meeting 2009
Orlando Convention Center
May 29 - June 2

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