Great work by the talented Joosje Baltussen! Intriguing findings:
🇳🇱 Treatment/survival of Dutch older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer rapidly changed from 2005 to 2020:
📈 more best supportive care
📉 less chemotherapy
🔴 decreased survival since '14
🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.34422
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High 1-year #mortality in older patients with #esophageal #cancer: 36% in our study. 23% discontinued #treatment. #Comorbidity and dependency predicted discontinuation.
❗️ #Geriatric assessment helps decision making
🌐 https://t.co/6Glg4uWmSb
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