International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) shared on LinkedIn:
“A geriatric assessment says a patient can tolerate standard treatment. The patient says no. Or the team hesitates to offer it at all. Either way, something about the recommendation doesn’t sit right, and the reasons are rarely written into a guideline.
A session at SIOG 2026 titled ‘When something doesn’t feel right: is the ‘best’ treatment really the right treatment?’ works through that discomfort directly, using 3 cases:
- A patient judged too vulnerable for standard treatment,
- A patient who wants more than the team is comfortable offering,
- And a patient who wants less than the team recommends.
6 panelists, including surgeons, a geriatrician, and an oncologist, move from each case to a shared framework for making the call.
Early bird rates are open until 8 September.
Learn more about the programme.”
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