Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers
Breast cancer is a common malignancy in older women, and the incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Management of breast cancer in the elderly is challenging given the presence of comorbidities and declining functional status. Geriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional evaluation tool t...
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| description | Breast cancer is a common malignancy in older women, and the incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Management of breast cancer in the elderly is challenging given the presence of comorbidities and declining functional status. Geriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional evaluation tool that assesses the functional, cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of older adults. The aim of this literature review is to explore the use of GAs in guiding breast cancer treatment decisions for older patients. The review focuses on the evidence supporting the use of GA in identifying older adults at risk of adverse outcomes from cancer treatment and guiding treatment decision-making. The review also discusses the challenges and limitations of these novel metrics and provides recommendations for future research. The aim of this review is to iterate the importance of GA tools in guiding the practices of geriatric breast cancer in India. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3e91d0f659df479f8ce32eaf9b8b53aa2025-08-20T02:44:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Radiation and Cancer Research2588-92732468-92032025-04-01162515410.4103/jrcr.jrcr_38_24Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast CancersPavan Deepak Mandigala Venkata RamanaGulafshan JabiBreast cancer is a common malignancy in older women, and the incidence of breast cancer increases with age. Management of breast cancer in the elderly is challenging given the presence of comorbidities and declining functional status. Geriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional evaluation tool that assesses the functional, cognitive, social, and psychological aspects of older adults. The aim of this literature review is to explore the use of GAs in guiding breast cancer treatment decisions for older patients. The review focuses on the evidence supporting the use of GA in identifying older adults at risk of adverse outcomes from cancer treatment and guiding treatment decision-making. The review also discusses the challenges and limitations of these novel metrics and provides recommendations for future research. The aim of this review is to iterate the importance of GA tools in guiding the practices of geriatric breast cancer in India.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jrcr.jrcr_38_24elderlygeriatric assessment toolsgeriatric breast cancer |
| spellingShingle | Pavan Deepak Mandigala Venkata Ramana Gulafshan Jabi Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers Journal of Radiation and Cancer Research elderly geriatric assessment tools geriatric breast cancer |
| title | Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers |
| title_full | Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers |
| title_fullStr | Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers |
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| title_short | Utility of Geriatric Assessment Tools in the Management of Breast Cancers |
| title_sort | utility of geriatric assessment tools in the management of breast cancers |
| topic | elderly geriatric assessment tools geriatric breast cancer |
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