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    The growing incidence of cancer associated with an aging population implies major challenges for the care management of older adults with cancer. Several studies reported age as a limiting factor for access to cancer treatment, with older adults being less likely than younger patients to undergo surgery or receive anticancer drugs or radiation therapy. The main reason some treatments are not offered to older patients is to avoid overtreatment, i.e. to avoid either treatment of a cancer that would not have caused symptoms in the remaining lifetime, or treatment with serious adverse effects.

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    Dry eye happens when your eyes don’t make enough tears to stay wet. Learn about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of dry eye.

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    Increasing daily steps by an additional 3000 steps/day on 5 days/week equates to ~150 min/week of aerobic physical activity to meet the physical activity guidelines; however, its effectiveness for blood pressure control in older adults with hypertension is unknown. A 20-week, single-arm, pilot e-health lifestyle walking intervention was conducted in 21 sedentary older adults (73 ± 5 years old) with hypertension (13 female, 8 male) to investigate the effectiveness of increasing daily steps by an additional 3000 steps/day for blood pressure control. The intervention consisted of two phases, with behavior change assistance provided during the first active phase (weeks 1–10) to help reach step goals and minimal assistance provided during the second self-maintenance phase (weeks 11–20). Nineteen participants (91%) completed both the 10- and 20-week assessments. The participants wore the pedometer for ≥10 h on 97% of the days over 20 weeks. They significantly increased average steps/day from

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    Older adults living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) who are then diagnosed with cancer are an understudied population. While the role of cognitive impairment during and after cancer treatment have been well-studied, less is understood about patients who are living with ADRD and then develop cancer. The purpose of this study is to contribute evidence about our understanding of this vulnerable population.

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    In older patients with cancer, the balance between harms and benefits of treatment is delicate. There is a higher risk of adverse outcomes of cancer treatment due to comorbidity and geriatric impairments, while clinical benefit is uncertain due to their frequent exclusion in clinical trials [1,2]. Potential benefits of treatment (for example, increased survival) may come at a cost (for example, increased treatment side-effects or loss of function). As a result, treatment decisions are often preference sensitive, which means that the optimal treatment choice depends on a patient’s personal values and priorities [3].

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    Geriatric assessment and management (GAM) is recommended by professional organizations and recently several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) demonstrated benefits in multiple health outcomes. GAM typically leads to one or more recommendations for the older adult on how to optimize their health. However, little is known about how well recommendations are adhered to. Understanding these issues is vital to designing GAM trials and clinical programs. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the number of GAM recommendations made and adherence to and satisfaction with the intervention in a multicentre RCT of GAM for older adults with cancer.

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