Geriatric assessment in oncology by Allison Magnuson et al.

Erman Akkus, Medical Oncology Fellow at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, shared a recent article by Allison Magnuson et al. on X:

“Geriatric assessment in oncology:

Predictive models for toxicity
Geriatric assessment improves outcomes
A practical geriatric assessment table
Barriers and how to overcome”

Geriatric assessment for the practicing clinician: The why, what, and how

Authors: Allison Magnuson, Kah Poh Loh, Fiona Stauffer, William Dale, Nikesha Gilmore, Sindhuja Kadambi, Heidi D. Klepin, Kaitlin Kyi, Lisa M. Lowenstein, Tanyanika Phillips, Erika Ramsdale, Melody K. Schiaffino, John F. Simmons Jr, Grant R. Williams, Jason Zittel, Supriya Mohile

Source: Erman Akkus/X

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Allison Magnuson is a geriatric oncologist and specializes in treatment of cancer in older adults and breast cancer. She completed her fellowship, Geriatric Medicine, Monroe Community Hospital. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine, from the University of Connecticut Health Center.