Can elderly patients be safely selected for head and neck radiotherapy without formal geriatric or frailty assessment: A retrospective cohort study

Clin Otolaryngol. 2023 Mar;48(2):240-244. doi: 10.1111/coa.14005. Epub 2022 Nov 27.

Authors

Lisa K Hay¹, Philip McLoone², Saurabh Borgaonkar³, Stefano Schipani³, Christina Wilson³, Derek Grose³, Allan James³, Carolynn Lamb³, Claire Paterson³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiotherapy, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK.
² School of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow University Ave, Glasgow, UK.
³ Department of Clinical Oncology, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow, UK.

PMID: 36366954
DOI: 10.1111/coa.14005

No abstract available

Keywords: elderly; head and neck cancer; radiotherapy.

MeSH terms

Aged
Frail Elderly
Frailty*
Head and Neck Neoplasms* / radiotherapy
Humans
Neck
Retrospective Studies

Grants and funding

28803/CRUK_/Cancer Research UK/United Kingdom