Patient-Reported Tool Highlights the Importance of Nutrition in Geriatric Patients with Cancer

To gain a better understanding of the issues faced by geriatric patients with cancer, and to determine how much of a role nutrition plays in outcomes, Dr. Grant Williams, a geriatrician oncologist and assistant professor at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, worked with colleagues to create a patient-reported assessment tool that bridges the knowledge gap in this patient population.
In an interview with CURE, Williams gave an overview of what the tool - called the Cancer and Aging Resilience Evaluation survey - is comprised of, and what he and his colleagues discovered when they analyzed the data it collected.
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