Nicole M. Saur, Chief of Colorectal Surgery and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, shared on LinkedIn:
“Will I get back to my life?”
That question was at the heart of the Surgery Updates presentation at SIOG 2026 in Valencia.
We have made important progress in understanding how to prepare older adults for cancer surgery. The challenge now is making effective perioperative care something patients can reliably receive.
The take-home message: we need clear, usable protocols, teams with responsibility for delivering them, technology that connects care and supports follow-up, and geriatric surgical expertise to guide complex decisions.
We also need to measure what matters to patients: recovery, function, independence, and the ability to return to the lives they value.
Thank you to SIOG for the opportunity to contribute to this year’s Updates session and to the colleagues whose research and clinical work continue to move our field forward.
“From Vision to Impact” is a meaningful challenge for all of us to take home.”
Perioperative Care in Geriatric Oncology
Nicole Saur chairs SIOG’s Surgical and Perioperative Optimization Collaborative (SPOC), which focuses on improving care across the surgical pathway for older adults with cancer.
Its priorities include frailty assessment, surgical risk stratification, prehabilitation, shared decision-making, recovery of function and independence after surgery.
Nicole Saur also served on the SIOG 2026 Scientific Programme Committee. The conference took place from November 5–7 in Valencia under the theme “A Global Call to Action: From Vision to Impact in Geriatric Oncology.”
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