Joosje Baltussen: Time toxicity of palliative treatments in older adults with cancer

Joosje Baltussen shared a post on X about a recent article titled “Time toxicity among older patients with cancer treated with palliative systemic therapy” published in Supportive Care in Cancer.

Authors: Joosje Baltussen, Paula Cárdenas-Reyes, Yanin Chavarri-Guerra, Andrea Ramirez-Fontes, Andrea Morales-Alfaro, Johanneke Portielje, Wendy Ramos-Lopez, Valentina Rosado-Canto and Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis

“Our article studying time toxicity of palliative treatments in older adults with cancer is published!

Older adults spend 1 in 5 days in the hospital during treatment.
Frail patients spend even more time in the hospital.”

Source: Joosje Baltussen/X

Joosje Baltussen, MD, is a PhD candidate in Medical Oncology at Leiden University Medical Center. She also serves as the Chair of Young SIOG, the youth division of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG).