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Management of Urological Cancers in Older People pp 19–38Cite as

Health Status Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Genitourinary Tumors

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In addition to accurate cancer evaluation, aging people require geriatric assessment that explores non-cancer-related parameters with significant impact on the cancer treatment decision-making process and patient’s outcomes. Emphasis should put specifically on the patient’s performances in functional, cognitive, physical domains, as well as on his comorbidity and socio-environmental situation. To date, different kinds of geriatric assessment tools have been developed from the gold standard that is the comprehensive geriatric assessment approach to elementary screening tools. This chapter first reviews components, methods, and objectives of geriatric assessment in geriatric oncology. Then, we focus on areas that should be more specifically explored in older patients with genitourinary tumors according to the treatment option, surgery, radiation therapy, and/or medical therapy. This chapter provides additional tools, which could significantly improve the value of geriatric assessment in this setting.

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  1. Geriatric Oncology Program, Department of Medical Oncology, University of Claude Bernard - Lyon 1, Center Léon-Bérard, Lyon, France

    Catherine Terret M.D., Ph.D.

  2. Geriatric Evaluation Unit, Antoine-Charial Hospital—Lyon University Hospitals, Francheville, France

    Gilles Albrand M.D.

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Terret, C., Albrand, G. (2013). Health Status Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Genitourinary Tumors. In: Droz, JP., Audisio, R. (eds) Management of Urological Cancers in Older People. Management of Cancer in Older People, vol 1. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-999-4_2

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