Oncology Nursing Society

Gero-oncology

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Call for Action: Caring for the United States' Aging Cancer Survivors

Guadalupe R. Palos

Fran Zandstra

CJON 2013, 17(1), 88-90 DOI: 10.1188/13.CJON.88-90

The United States is undergoing significant societal shifts that will have profound implications for the professional practice of oncology nurses, including the aging of the nation's baby boomers and an anticipated increase in cancer survivors. Understanding of the confluence of those factors and...

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Special Considerations in the Management of Older Adult Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer

Diana Donovan

CJON 2013, 17(1), 41-48 DOI: 10.1188/13.CJON.S1.41-48

A majority of new cancer cases occur in older adults (aged 65 years and older); however, older adult patients often are underrepresented in clinical trials. Because of this, sufficient evidence is lacking for the creation of treatment guidelines for older adult patients. Evidence has shown that...

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Integrating a Cancer-Specific Geriatric Assessment Into Survivorship Care

Denice Economou

Arti Hurria

Marcia Grant

CJON 2012, 16(3), E78-E85 DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.E78-E83

Older adults constitute the greatest percentage of cancer survivors in the country, with 61% being aged 65 years and older. Assessing older adult cancer survivors beyond chronological age to include changes in functional status is an essential process to help nurses anticipate cancer treatment...

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