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Developing a cancer-specific geriatric assessment†

A feasibility study

  1. Arti Hurria M.D.1,‡,§,*,
  2. Supriya Gupta M.D.2,
  3. Marjorie Zauderer M.S.3,
  4. Enid L. Zuckerman L.M.S.W., M.A.1,
  5. Harvey J. Cohen M.D.4,
  6. Hyman Muss M.D.5,
  7. Miriam Rodin M.D., Ph.D.2,
  8. Katherine S. Panageas Dr.P.H.1,
  9. Jimmie C. Holland M.D.1,
  10. Leonard Saltz M.D.1,
  11. Mark G. Kris M.D.1,
  12. Ariela Noy M.D.1,
  13. Jorge Gomez M.D.1,
  14. Ann Jakubowski M.D., Ph.D.1,
  15. Clifford Hudis M.D.1,
  16. Alice B. Kornblith Ph.D.6

Article first published online: 4 OCT 2005

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21422

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 104, Issue 9, pages 1998–2005, 1 November 2005

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Hurria, A., Gupta, S., Zauderer, M., Zuckerman, E. L., Cohen, H. J., Muss, H., Rodin, M., Panageas, K. S., Holland, J. C., Saltz, L., Kris, M. G., Noy, A., Gomez, J., Jakubowski, A., Hudis, C. and Kornblith, A. B. (2005), Developing a cancer-specific geriatric assessment. Cancer, 104: 1998–2005. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21422

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  1. 1

    Department of Medicine, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

  2. 2

    Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

  3. 3

    College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York

  4. 4

    Center for the Study of Aging, Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

  5. 5

    Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont

  6. 6

    Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

  1. ‡

    During the current study, Dr. Hurria's salary was supported by the American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award and the American Federation for Aging Research.

  2. §

    Fax: (212) 717-3821

*Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021

  1. †

    Presented at the 40th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, New Orleans, Louisiana, June 5–8, 2004.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 17 OCT 2005
  2. Article first published online: 4 OCT 2005
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 16 MAY 2005
  4. Manuscript Revised: 23 MAR 2005
  5. Manuscript Received: 13 DEC 2004

Funded by

  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) Patrick Byrne Research Fund
  • MSKCC NIH P20

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