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Saur NM, Montroni I, Ghignone F, et al. Attitudes of Surgeons toward Elderly Cancer Patients: A Survey from the SIOG Surgical Task Force. Visc Med. 2017;33(4):262-266doi: 10.1159/000477641.
Saur, N. M., Montroni, I., Ghignone, F., Ugolini, G., & Audisio, R. A. (2017). Attitudes of Surgeons toward Elderly Cancer Patients: A Survey from the SIOG Surgical Task Force. Visceral medicine, 33(4), 262-266. https://doi.org/10.1159/000477641
Saur, Nicole M, et al. "Attitudes of Surgeons toward Elderly Cancer Patients: A Survey from the SIOG Surgical Task Force." Visceral medicine vol. 33,4 (2017): 262-266. doi: https://doi.org/10.1159/000477641
Saur NM, Montroni I, Ghignone F, Ugolini G, Audisio RA. 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 07. PMID: 29034254; PMCID: PMC5624262.
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Visc Med. 2017 Aug;33(4):262-266. doi: 10.1159/000477641. Epub 2017 Aug 07.

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

Visceral medicine

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

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.

PMID: 29034254 PMCID: PMC5624262 DOI: 10.1159/000477641

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

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