Attitudes of Surgeons toward Elderly Cancer Patients: A Survey from the SIOG Surgical Task Force

Nicole M Saur; Isacco Montroni; Federico Ghignone; Giampaolo Ugolini; Riccardo A Audisio

doi:10.1159/000477641

Attitudes of Surgeons toward Elderly Cancer Patients: A Survey from the SIOG Surgical Task Force

Visc Med. 2017 Aug;33(4):262-266. doi: 10.1159/000477641. Epub 2017 Aug 7.

Authors

Nicole M Saur¹, Isacco Montroni², Federico Ghignone³, Giampaolo Ugolini^{2

3}, Riccardo A Audisio⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Colorectal Surgery, General Surgery, AUSL Romagna, Ospedale per gli Infermi - Faenza, Faenza, Italy.
³ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Department of Surgery, University of Liverpool, St Helens Teaching Hospital, St Helens, UK.

Abstract

Cancer care in elderly patients is complex. A recent survey showed that among mostly academic surgeons, practice patterns varied in the care of elderly patients. The authors suggested three areas of intervention in improving care of this population: frailty assessment, nutritional assessment, and assessment of quality of life.

Keywords: Attitudes; Cancer; Elderly; Surgery.

Publication types

Review