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Doctors, Older Patients Rethink Cancer Treatments
Experts in treating older cancer patients say it's important to think of each patient individually, not to assume that because someone has reached a certain age that he or she isn't going to be able to withstand surgeries, radiation or chemotherapy.
Experts in treating older cancer patients say it’s important to think of each patient individually, not to assume that because someone has reached a certain age that he or she isn’t going to be able to withstand surgeries, radiation or chemotherapy.
On the other hand, a person’s frailty and other medical conditions must be part of the conversation when discussing the repercussions of those treatments, which often cause life-altering side effects.
Many oncologists (particularly those focused on geriatrics) are giving these issues heightened consideration and are spending more time with patients and families figuring out what’s best and not just what makes sense on paper.
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Source: The Columbus Dispatch
Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Penn Medicine's Dr Justin Bekelman
December 19th 2023Justin Bekelman, MD, director of the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, sat with our hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for our final episode of 2023 to discuss the importance of collaboration between academic medicine and community oncology and testing innovative cancer care delivery in these settings.
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