Landmarks in geriatric oncology

Silvio Monfardini; Lodovico Balducci; Janine Overcash; Matti Aapro

doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2021.02.015

Landmarks in geriatric oncology

J Geriatr Oncol. 2021 Sep;12(7):991-994. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.02.015. Epub 2021 Feb 26.

Authors

Silvio Monfardini¹, Lodovico Balducci², Janine Overcash³, Matti Aapro⁴

Affiliations

¹ Istituto Palazzolo Fondazione Don Gnocchi, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fl, USA.
³ The Ohio State University College of Nursing, OH,USA.
⁴ Cancer Center, Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland.

PMID: 33642224
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2021.02.015

Abstract

The knowledge of Geriatric Oncology requires some information on her history.Thanks to the effort of investigators throughout the world, embattled but undeterred by the objection of a cautious establishment, geriatric oncology has provided a blueprint for the treatment of the most common form of cancer: cancer in the older person. The history of Geriatric Oncology may be divided in three periods: Prehistory,Past and Contemporay history.

Keywords: History of geriatric oncology; Milestones of geriatric oncology; The development of geriatric oncology.

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics*
Humans
Medical Oncology
Neoplasms* / therapy