Training & Education Programs
These Programs aims at providing optimal cancer care for senior adults aged 70 and older, and helps patients overcome the special challenges this population faces in battling the disease. Separate fellowships for training in geriatric oncology subspeciality is now established. Books and curriculum are available for training.
All new patients meet with a medical oncologist, a geriatrician, a psychosocial professional, and a nutritionist, all of whom work together to provide a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s fitness to withstand the therapy necessary to treat his or her cancer. Patients spend approximately three hours with the Geriatric Oncology Program team. Following the initial assessment, the team meets to evaluate the patient’s fitness for therapy. The team’s decisions and recommendations are then presented to the patient and his or her family as well as to the patient’s primary physician when appropriate. After these discussions, treatment for the patient’s cancer is initiated.
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