Physiotherapy Role in Geriatric Oncology
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Overview of Geriatric Oncology[edit | edit source]
Geriatric oncology is a special area that deals with issues surrounding assessmeny and management of older adults with cancer.Due to ageing process that is complex, most newly diagnosed cancers are among this population[1]. And it is essential to understand the baseline health status of a patient before making treatment decisions. Generally, a geriatric assessment is supposed to be a comprehensive evaluation that includes medical, psychosocial, and functional problems in older patients with cancer[1]. Geriatric oncology should includes specific areas such as identification of vulnerability, predicting survival and toxicity, assist in clinical treatment decisions, and guide interventions in routine oncology practice. The information on this write up will elaborates on how physiotherapy contributes to geriatric oncology practice.
Epidemiology[edit | edit source]
Background epidemiology to the disease or condition (to include prevalence and incidence as appropriate from a UK or Scottish perspective. (You may want to also look at the disease prevalence across different social economic groups).
Aetiology[edit | edit source]
Biragyn et al[2] noted that gut dysbiosis and inflammaging are possible cause of cancer during ageing
Investigations[edit | edit source]
This may well include any investigations used to gain a diagnosis or that you might need to gain information about your patient assessment.
Clinical Manifestations[edit | edit source]
Clinical manifestations (the signs and symptoms your patient may well present to you on an examination) ensure you relate this back to the underlying pathophysiology.
Physiotherapy and Other Management[edit | edit source]
Physiotherapy and other management. Other health professionals will be treating your patient. What is their input?
Prevention[edit | edit source]
Brief consideration of how this pathology could be prevented and the physiotherapy role in health promotion in relation to prevention of disease or disease progression.
Resources[edit | edit source]
add appropriate resources here
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loh KP, Soto-Perez-de-Celis E, Hsu T, de Glas NA, Battisti NM, Baldini C, Rodrigues M, Lichtman SM, Wildiers H. What every oncologist should know about geriatric assessment for older patients with cancer: young international society of geriatric oncology position paper. Journal of oncology practice. 2018 Feb;14(2):85-94.
- ↑ Biragyn A, Ferrucci L. Gut dysbiosis: a potential link between increased cancer risk in ageing and inflammaging. The Lancet Oncology. 2018 Jun 1;19(6):e295-304.
