Welcome to CARG! The mission of the Cancer and Aging Research Group is to join geriatric oncology researchers across the nation in a collaborative effort of designing and implementing clinical trials to improve the care of older adults with cancer. The only requirement for membership is the desire to help older adults with cancer.
Both randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and retrospective studies have shown that a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) prior to a patient commencing systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT)…
One hundred and fifty-nine years ago this Sunday, a 26-year-old white supremacist and Confederate sympathizer named John Wilkes Booth pointed a .44 caliber derringer pistol…
PurposeThe objective of this study was to assess changes in hippocampal volume and shape in older long-term breast cancer survivors who were exposed to chemotherapy…
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Patient falls in the hospital lead to adverse outcomes and impaired quality of life. Older adults with cancer who are frail may be at heightened…
PurposeThe objective of this study was to assess changes in hippocampal volume and shape in older long-term breast cancer survivors who were exposed to chemotherapy…
PurposeThe objective of this study was to assess changes in hippocampal volume and shape in older long-term breast cancer survivors who were exposed to chemotherapy…
We are pleased to return with the next issue of the CARG newsletter, Cancer & Aging Research Report. This quarterly publication contains news from the…
World Cancer Day is on Feb. 4, 2024. City of Hope is recognizing the day by working to close the gap and reduce health disparities.…
In 2023, health systems in New York, Michigan and California received donations of $100 million or more, with Memorial Sloan Kettering receiving the largest don
