Ingalill Rahm Hallberg
Professor emerita
Supporting older people with cancer - Merging geriatric and oncological knowledge
Author
Summary, in English
Cancer in old age means a complex situation that may differ depending on where in the aging process the person is. For the older patient it is a reminder of that life is going to its end. Cancer treatment is to be provided in addition to handling other health problems and the overall frailty that goes with old age. Comprehensive geriatric assessment and case management may be a way to handle the frailty and merging oncology and geriatric knowledge.
Department/s
- Older people's health and Person-Centred care
Publishing year
2016-06-01
Language
English
Pages
23-24
Publication/Series
European Oncology and Haematology
Volume
12
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Touch Digital Media
Topic
- Cancer and Oncology
- Geriatrics
Keywords
- Aging process
- Cancer in old age
- Case management model
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Status
Published
Research group
- Older people's health and Person-Centred care
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 2045-5275