Screening for Frailty in Older Patients With Early-Stage Solid Tumors: A Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Three Different Geriatric Tools - Concepedia

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Screening for Frailty in Older Patients With Early-Stage Solid Tumors: A Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Three Different Geriatric Tools

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2017

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Laura Biganzoli, Anna Rachelle Mislang, Samantha Di Donato, Dimitri Becheri, Chiara Biagioni, Stefania Vitale, Giuseppina Sanna, Elena Zafarana, Stefano Gabellini, Francesca Del Monte,

The Journals of Gerontology Series A

Abstract

A VES-13 score of ≥7 is a valuable discriminating tool for predicting functional decline or death and can be used as a frailty-screening tool among older cancer patients in centers with limited resources to conduct a comprehensive geriatric assessment.

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