Prevalence and impact of frailty and geriatric assessment-identified impairments among older adults diagnosed with head and neck cancers

J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 Jun;15(5):101749. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2024.101749. Epub 2024 Apr 5.

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: ksiwakoti@uabmc.edu.
² Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
³ Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, West Cancer Center and Research Institute, Memphis, TN, USA.
⁵ Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

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Keywords: Adverse events; Frailty; Geriatric assessment; Head and neck cancers.

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