Ouderen en kanker

Cancer diagnoses are growing, and cancer is often a disease of the elderly. The elderly population is a complex population to study due to the multimorbidity and natural ageing process. Cancer and its treatment can interact on the natural ageing process of elderly cancer survivors. This makes understanding the impact of cancer and its treatment in elderly complex but essential to understand as these individuals are often already frailer and more at risk for deficits.

Functional status (FS) and frailty are significant concerns for older adults, especially those with cancer. Data on FS (Activities of Daily Living [ADL]; Instrumental Activities of Daily Living [IADL]) and its evolution during cancer treatment in older patients and a frailty risk profile are scarce. Therefore, this study examines FS and its evolution in older patients with cancer and a frailty risk profile and investigates characteristics associated with functional decline.

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