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OBJECTIVE:Suboptimal adherence with endocrine treatment for breast cancer is influenced by a number of factors but remains poorly understood. We sought to describe the prior knowledge about and expectations of breast cancer treatments among older women retrospecting on their diagnosis and treatment. METHODS:Thematic analysis was used to systematically analyze data obtained with face-to-face, open-ended interviews conducted with 54 women who had filled at least one prescription for an aromatase inhibitor. The average age was 71.9 (65-93) years at diagnosis. RESULTS:Three salient themes were described: the sources of information on which preknowledge and expectations surrounding treatment were founded, and two phases of treatment, primary (surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy) and anti-hormonal. The main source of information was from family and friends who had been treated for cancer. These peers reported both positive and negative experiences and in many cases contributed to the women having some degree of misinformation. A foundational knowledge of primary treatments was evident (necessity, duration, intensity, side-effects) and that receiving one or more treatments was needed. Compared to primary treatments, anti-hormonal treatment (AHT) was unexpected, the women knew less about it, and felt comparatively under-prepared for this treatment. CONCLUSIONS:The transition from primary treatments to adjuvant AHT therapy with receiving a prescription for an aromatase inhibitor caught many participants off guard. Our findings elucidate areas to enhance clinical practice, expand the research agenda to more thoroughly explore AHT information and design of an age-appropriate supportive intervention to improve continuation with AHT.
journal_name
J Geriatr Oncoljournal_title
Journal of geriatric oncologyauthors
Pieters HC,Green E,Sleven M,Stanton ALdoi
10.1016/j.jgo.2019.07.024subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2020-04-01 00:00:00pages
431-436issue
3eissn
1879-4068issn
1879-4076pii
S1879-4068(19)30205-Xjournal_volume
11pub_type
杂志文章abstract：BACKGROUND:A geriatric assessment (GA) is increasingly used to help guide treatment decisions in older patients with cancer. However, there is no consensus regarding which domains should be included in the GA. In addition, the field of geriatric oncology moves very fast and as a result many new studies have been publis...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2019.02.010
更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand how older persons with multiple chronic conditions (MCC) approach decisions about cancer screening. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We conducted interviews with adults >65 years old with at least two chronic conditions who were taking ≥five medications daily. Patients were first asked how age and multimo...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2014.12.001
更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to develop a new brief, comprehensive geriatric assessment scale for older patients diagnosed with different hematological malignancies, the Geriatric Assessment in Hematology (GAH scale), and to determine its psychometric properties. MATERIALS AND METHODS:The 30-item GAH scale...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2015.03.003
更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To date, most comorbidity studies have analyzed either a subgroup of frequent diseases, or used summary instruments such as the Charlson score or the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric (CIRS-G). Yet, comorbidity is a multidimensional construct and impacts function, treatment tolerance, and survival. We...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2017.07.005
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Studies on cancer survival have revealed disparities not only between the elderly and their younger counterparts, but also among the elderly themselves. The aim of this work was to identify sociodemographic, socioeconomic, clinical, and care-related determinants of survival or mortality in older patients with cancer b...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2017.07.007
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:An oncogeriatric approach may affect management of elderly patients with breast cancer. However, little is known about oncogeriatric care in the metastatic setting. Therefore, we performed an international comparison of management of elderly patients with primary metastatic disease who were treated in two di...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2014.02.005
更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Family caregiver burden among older adults with advanced cancer remains poorly understood. We sought to (1) identify patient factors associated with caregiver burden and (2) examine how amount of time caregiving modifies these relationships. METHODS:Cross-sectional analysis of baseline data from a cluster-r...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2021.01.002
更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:In general, geriatric assessment (GA) provides the combined information on comorbidity and functional, nutritional and psychosocial status and may be predictive for mortality outcome of cancer patients. The impact of geriatric assessment on the outcome of older patients with colorectal cancer treated with ...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2013.04.001
更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aging of the population is a global challenge. The number of older adults is rapidly growing, leading to an increase in the prevalence of noncommunicable diseases associated with aging, such as cancer. Worldwide, older adults account for approximately half of all cancer cases, and this proportion is projected to i...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2017.06.001
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The influence of older age at diagnosis in combination with race/ethnicity on utilization and results of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS) assay for breast cancer (BC) patients is not fully understood. Our objectives were to evaluate the utilization of RS among older women with BC, the likelihood of a high-r...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.06.004
更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00
abstract：:The authors regret: A calculation error was corrected in Table 3. As mentioned under the table, the percentage of patients under ‘Baseline’ was calculated from the total no. of patients with geriatric recommendations data (n = 932 pts). This was mistakenly calculated from the number of patients with available GA data ...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 已发布勘误
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2016.01.005
更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing evidence suggests that statins may have antitumor effects but their role in rectal cancer appears inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate whether statins may have an impact on survival of older and younger patients with rectal cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS:This study included 238 p...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2019.01.011
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Clinical trials investigating breast cancer treatment often exclude or misrepresent older adults. This study compares treatment patterns and survival of older women diagnosed with breast cancer between a Dutch and a British observational cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Women aged 70 years and older diagnosed w...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2018.05.004
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Assess the utility of the G8 screening tool and CGA for older adults with head and neck cancer. METHODS:Patients 65years or older with a primary malignancy of the head and neck region were presented at the multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting. The Geriatric 8 (G8) questionnaire was administered prior. Clinic...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2016.05.006
更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) have been incorporated into the practical care of elderly patients with cancer. Several geriatric oncology centres have attempted to determine the best way to implement MDTs by using geriatric assessment (GA). Developing a geriatric oncology service is a feasible work, which requires sig...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2016.07.001
更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Data regarding management of frail patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma practice is currently very scarce. Randomized clinical trials usually exclude these subgroup of patients and the majority of the publications only consider chronological age and ECOG performance status for their classification. Therefore...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2018.06.005
更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Elderly patients with cancer are under-represented in clinical trials, and there is especially scant data on their participation in early-phase trials. In an effort to provide more data, we reviewed our Phase I experience. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective analysis of 461 patients enrolled in Phase I clin...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2013.08.005
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Older patients with brain metastases (BM) are often excluded from clinical trials. The aim of our study was to investigate the outcomes following Gamma Knife radiosurgery (GKRS) in young old (65-74 years) and very old (≥75 years) patients with BM. METHODS:Between October 2012 and October 2018, we treated 89 pa...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.03.009
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Older adults are underrepresented in landmark trials that determine treatment guidelines for pancreatic cancer. We used the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to compare treatment patterns and outcomes in stage I-III pancreatic cancer between older adult patients, defined as age 80 or older, to patients young...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2019.12.006
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Management of early breast cancer in the elderly population is challenging due to different breast cancer biology and limited tolerance to aggressive treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether the omission of axillary staging impacts breast cancer outcomes in elderly patients. PATIENTS AND M...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2016.12.003
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Older adults with cancer are quickly becoming the largest group of cancer survivors. Chronological age is a poor predictor of cancer treatment outcomes and of the need for rehabilitation services. While newer symptom management systems and assessments are slowly becoming used in the clinic to improve communication bet...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2017.11.009
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:The global health status of older patients with cancer influences their clinical course, but little is known regarding the influence of the immune system on the global health of older patients with cancer. The goal of this study was to assess the relationships between patient fitness/frailty status and survi...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2018.03.021
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Although the year after cancer treatment is challenging for all cancer survivors, older adults (≥60 years) face additional challenges due to age-related decline and high rates of comorbidity. There is a paucity of research on how health service interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted the experien...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.11.009
更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00
abstract：:Older cancer survivors may experience ageing at an accelerated rate when compared to their similar-aged, cancer-free counterparts. Ageing is undoubtedly a significant risk factor for cancer. There is evidence to suggest, however, that this relationship may in fact be bidirectional, with cancer and its treatments contr...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.010
更新日期：2020-09-12 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:Older patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) were underrepresented in pivotal trials. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Consecutive patients with mRCC treated at Aarhus University Hospital with first line tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), mTOR inhibitors, or checkpoint immunotherapy (CPI) were retrospecti...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.12.008
更新日期：2020-12-31 00:00:00
abstract：:In advising the optimal management for older patients, health care professionals try to balance the risks from frailty, vulnerability, and comorbidity against the patient's ultimate prognosis, potential functional outcomes and quality of life (QOL). At the same time it is important to involve the patient and incorpora...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2018.08.001
更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether advanced age affects peri-operative outcomes after robotic-assisted pulmonary lobectomies. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed patients who underwent robotic-assisted lobectomy by one surgeon over a 5-year period. Rates of postoperative complications were compared accor...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2016.11.003
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Sexual health and sexual minority status are often undiscussed during oncology visits. Yet, these topics should be addressed in older cancer patients in order to help mitigate the sexual side effects of cancer treatment and to acknowledge - and, at times, help provide - the social support older patients need during th...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2019.08.003
更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is well recognized that the incidence of breast cancer increases significantly with age. Despite this, older people remain under-represented in many clinical trials and their management relies on extrapolation of data from younger patients. Providing an aggressive intervention can be challenging, particularly in le...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2017.05.004
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Adjuvant chemotherapy improves overall survival (OS) following stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer and tumors ≥four cm. Here, we aim to evaluate its role following SBRT in older patients. Patients >70 years diagnosed with clinical stages I-II NSCLC, (N0 disease...
journal_title：Journal of geriatric oncology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.jgo.2020.04.014
更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00
