• Geriatric assessment is superior to oncologists’ clinical judgement in identifying frailty 

      Kirkhus, Lene; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Kristjansson, Siri Rostoft; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen; Selbæk, Geir; Wyller, Torgeir Bruun; Harneshaug, Magnus; Jordhøy, Marit Slaaen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Frailty is a syndrome associated with increased vulnerability and an important predictor of outcomes in older cancer patients. Systematic assessments to identify frailty are seldom applied, and oncologists’ ...