Shane O’Hanlon, Consultant Geriatrician at Mater Private Network, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“New review in Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care with Mark Baxter and Gabor Liposits on managing multimorbidity in older people with cancer.
- The literature supports a practical 2-step approach, using screening tools like the G-8 to trigger a full Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) with management, which is proven to reduce treatment toxicity.
- In decision-making, the focus has shifted from guideline-concordant to goal-concordant care.
- A needs-based paradigm for integrating palliative care is replacing older, prognosis-based models.”
Title: Practical aspects of managing multimorbidity in older adults with cancer
Authors: O’Hanlon Shane, Baxter Mark, Liposits Gabor
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