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PACE-70: Practical Geriatric Assessment (PGA) Implementation Strategies and Correlative Evaluations for Older Adults with Cancer
Project Description Older adults represent the majority of patients with cancer, yet they are dramatically underrepresented in clinical trials. More than 70% of patients over age 70 experience severe…
BEACON: BEst Case/Worst Case Adaptation to Communicate with Older oNcology patients
Project Description In the next 10-30 years, new cancer diagnoses are projected to double in adults older than 65 and triple in patients older than 80. Because older adults…
Efrat Dotan
Efrat Dotan, MD is an Innovation Faculty member at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation (PC3I) and Executive Medical Director of the Ann B Barshinger Cancer Institute at Penn…
A Novel CRC Screening Decision Aid for Older Adults with Low Health Literacy
Project Description In the United States, 33% of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and 46% of CRC deaths occur in adults over the age of 75. While there are benefits…
Ramy Sedhom
Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Physician, Penn Medicine – Princeton Medical Center Assistant Professor, Hematology & Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine Ramy Sedhom, M.D. is the Director for the…