Geriatric oncology: this must be just like livin’ in paradise

Geriatric oncology: problems with under-treatment within this population

We are currently faced with an aging population, which is rapidly growing worldwide. Two thirds of cancer occurs in the over 65-year age group. Societal conceptions from the past have created ageist stereotypes; old age is associated with frailty and the elderly are perceived to be destined for deterioration and loss of independence. Cancer within the elderly is also subject to these stereotype...

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With great interest, I have been observing the developments in continuous lifelong capture, which has been gaining momentum over the last few years. By lifelong capture, I refer to someone digitally logging every moment and element of their lives, a usually permanent recording of an activity by a participant in the activity. This process often results in the unanticipated capture of valuable mo...

Developmental evolution: This side of paradise

It has long been appreciated that the evolution of snakes involved the loss of limbs and axis elongation, but their developmental basis has been obscure. It has now been shown that alterations in the deployment of Hox genes and an early block in the formation of hindlimb primordia underpin these modifications.

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Comprehensive geriatric assessment in oncology.

The incidence of cancer increases with advanced age and the majority of cancer deaths are in patients aged ≥ 65. The geriatric population is a heterogeneous group and a patient's chronologic age does not always correlate with underlying physiologic status. Oncologists need to be able to obtain information on physiologic and functional capacity in older patients in order to provide safe and effe...