Chapter 5- These Tools Can Predict the Risk of Major Chemotherapy Side effects in Seniors with Cancer.
When an older adult receives a cancer diagnosis, the immediate questions are rarely just about the tumor itself. Instead, the real conversations at the kitchen table sound more like this: For decades, standard oncology relied on a blunt, one-size-fits-all approach. Doctors evaluated a patient’s readiness for chemotherapy using standard physical scales—such as the ECOG Performance […]
Chapter 4- As a Senior with Cancer, You need to Know about the Importance of Weight loss, Muscle loss, and SARCOPENIA
Every morning across the country, an older adult diagnosed with cancer steps onto a bathroom scale, looks down at the digital readout, and breathes a quiet sigh of relief. The display reads 165 pounds—the exact same weight it registered six months ago, three months ago, and the morning of their first oncology consultation. The patient […]