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Predictive Value of Nutrition Indices in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Treated With Lenvatinib

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) are simple markers that reflect immune and nutritional status. This retrospective study evaluated their prognostic significance in 276 patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who received first‐line lenvatinib. PNI and GNRI were calculated based on
Cheng‐Wei Kuo, Wei‐Chen Tai, Yen‐Hao Chen, Ming‐Chao Tsai, Jing‐Houng Wang, Sheng‐Nan Lu, Tsung‐Hui Hu, Chao‐Hung Hung, Chien‐Hung Chen, Yuan‐Hung Kuo   +9 more
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Balance Disorders in Young and Middle‐Aged Adults: NHANES, 2001–2004 and 2021–2023

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
This study presents nationally‐representative estimates from two health exam surveys, NHANES 2001–2004 and 2021–2023. In the two decades between test periods, scores on the modified Romberg screening test for balance function demonstrated significantly better age‐specific performance in 2021–2023.
Howard J. Hoffman, Diana E. Fisher, Anne E. Hogan, Helen S. Cohen, Gregory A. Flamme, Christa L. Themann, Chuan‐Ming Li, Bryan K. Ward, Charles C. Della Santina   +8 more
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Disparities in care of older adults of color with cancer: A narrative review

Cancer Medicine
This review describes the barriers and challenges faced by older adults of color with cancer and highlights methods to improve their overall care. In the next decade, cancer incidence rates are expected to increase in the United States for people aged ...
Efrat Dotan, Shannon M. Lynch, Joanne C. Ryan, Edith P. Mitchell   +3 more
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The Effect of a Geriatric Oncology Clinic on Treatment Decisions in Mexican Older Adults With Cancer

, 2019
OBJECTIVES: Geriatric assessment and interventions improve the care of older adults with cancer, but their effect on treatment decision making in resource-limited settings is unknown.
AVILA-FUNES, Jose Alberto, SOTO-PEREZ-DE-CELIS, E., NAVARRETE-REYES, A. P., Yanin Chavarri‐Guerra, Enrique Soto‐Perez‐de‐Celis, CHAVARRI-GUERRA, Y., José A. Ávila‐Funes, VERDUZCO-AGUIRRE, H. C., Ana P. Navarrete‐Reyes, Haydeé C. Verduzco‐Aguirre   +9 more
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Ethics of overtreatment and undertreatment in older adults with cancer

BMC Medical Ethics
Background Over-/undertreatment are pervasive in older adults with cancer, and challenges arise in applying the principles of bioethics: beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, and patient autonomy.
Clark DuMontier, William Dale, Anna C. Revette, Jane Roberts, Ameya Sanyal, Neha Perumal, Eric C. Blackstone, Hajime Uno, Mary I. Whitehead, Lewis Mustian, Tammy T. Hshieh, Jane A. Driver, Gregory A. Abel   +12 more
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Otologic Surgery Risk Prediction: Risk Analysis Index‐Administrative Versus Modified Frailty Index‐5

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
In a national cohort of 2862 patients undergoing otologic surgery, the risk analysis index‐administrative (RAI‐A) outperformed the modified frailty index‐5 (mFI‐5) in predicting key 30‐day postoperative outcomes, including mortality, complications, surgical site infection, extended length of stay, and nonhome discharge.
Akshay Warrier, Nicole Kim, Ryan Bartholomew, Liliya Benchetrit, Daniel J. Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic Transnasal Apicoectomy for Odontogenic Maxillary Sinusitis

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
Endoscopic transnasal apicoectomy (ETA) is a novel multidisciplinary technique that combines endoscopic sinus surgery with apicoectomy via a transnasal approach. ETA enables direct access to periapical lesions while preserving the causative tooth. Our initial experience suggests that this minimally invasive approach is safe, feasible, and effective for
Kenta Fukui, Hiromitsu Hatakeyama, Riku Ando, Akito Ichikawa, Yamato Oki, Yu Matsumoto, Hikaru Takasu, Nobuhiko Oridate   +7 more
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The G8 tool for screening malnutrition before GLIM in geriatric cancer patients

BMC Cancer
Purpose In our study, we examined the alignment of the G8 Geriatric Screening Tool with the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) diagnostic criteria, as well as its effectiveness in identifying malnutrition among geriatric patients with ...
Veysel Suzan, Damla Unal, Emir Celik, Bahar Bektan Kanat, Seyda Bilgin, Gulru Ulugerger Avci, Tugce Emiroglu Gedik, Rabia Bag Soytas, Oguzhan Cengiz, Nebi Serkan Demirci, Hakan Yavuzer, Alper Doventas, Fuat Hulusi Demirelli, Deniz Suna Erdincler   +13 more
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What Every Oncologist Should Know About Geriatric Assessment for Older Patients With Cancer: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology Position Paper

, 2018
Aging is a heterogeneous process. Most newly diagnosed cancers occur in older adults, and it is important to understand a patient’s underlying health status when making treatment decisions.
Nicolò Matteo Luca Battisti, Manuel Rodrigues, Hans Wildiers, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Kah Poh Loh, Capucine Baldini, Nienke A. de Glas, Stuart M. Lichtman, Tina Hsu   +8 more
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An Age‐Friendly Approach to Caring for Chronic Lung Disease in the Ambulatory Setting

Respirology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many common chronic lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD), have much greater prevalence among older adults and as a result, pose a substantial burden of morbidity, disability, and mortality. The care of older adults with chronic lung disease necessitates an age‐friendly approach
Angela O. Suen, Lauren R. Pollack, C. Adrian Austin, Leah J. Witt   +3 more
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