Christopher Steer, Associate Professor at UNSW, shared on LinkedIn:
“SIOG26 – gerionc thoughts 3
I share Supriya Mohile’s frustration that the uptake of geriatric assessment and guided intervention in older adults with cancer remains low despite the evidence of its clinical utility.
I think one problem is the word ‘geriatric’ especially as the target population is >65yrs American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) guidelines.
Part of the solution may be that we need to rebrand.
At AWRCC we have labelled the GA /GAM process ‘Enhanced Supportive Care’ (it just happens to be in patients >70).”
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