Geriatric assessment and comorbidity.

TL;DR: The results of this study suggest that elderly cancer patients' quality of life will improve if their concerns are properly handled, and multidisciplinary intervention is important for providing them with optimal care.

TL;DR: Part 1 Introduction: sickness and health in old age, R.E.W.Lamont hopes and fears of the elderly cancer patient, I.B.Brewin principles of chemotherapy, Craig Lewis, Kaye & Calman terminal care, J.J.Welsh.

TL;DR: Progress in the treatment of this disease is dependent on supporting ongoing and future clinical trials, and combined-modality approaches with the use of chemotherapy are gaining momentum with data suggesting survival improvement.

TL;DR: This study evaluated a modified, timed version of the “Get‐Up and Go” Test (Mathias et al, 1986) in 60 patients referred to a Geriatric Day Hospital and suggested that the timed “Up & Go’ test is a reliable and valid test for quantifying functional mobility that may also be useful in following clinical change over time.

TL;DR: The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group criteria for toxicity and response are presented to facilitate future reference and to encourage further standardization among those conducting clinical trials.

TL;DR: The estimated relative risk of death from an increase of one in the comorbidity score proved approximately equal to that from an additional decade of age.

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of information accumulated over the past 26 years regarding the psychometric properties and utility of the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE).