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Geriatric Oncology

The nation’s demographics are shifting dramatically. The number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to nearly double from 52 million in 2018 to 95 million in 2060, bringing the 65-and-older age group from 16 percent to 23 percent of the total U.S. population.¹ By 2030, researchers estimate that 70 percent of cancers will be diagnosed in older adults.² The population of cancer survivors is increasing accordingly. While 64 percent of cancer survivors in the U.S. are currently age 65 and older, researchers estimate that by 2040, 73 percent of U.S. cancer survivors will fall into that age range.³

Effectively Engaging Caregivers to Support Your Older Adult Patients with Cancer

Speakers discuss several aspects of caregiver engagement, including tools and strategies cancer team members can use to assess and engage caregivers and legal concerns and implications for teams working with caregivers. The speakers will offer you a range of resources to support your work with caregivers as well as to offer to caregivers themselves.
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Learn how your cancer program can implement the 4Ms Framework of Age-Friendly Care. The Action Community is a network of teams from across different health systems who come together to accelerate their own adoption of the 4Ms and to test and adopt age-friendly care.

ACCC will identify barriers and best practices for serving this growing patient population in order to help support the multidisciplinary team in understanding and proactively preparing for the impact of our graying nation on cancer prevalence and co-morbidity burden.

From the ACCCBuzz Blog

New Geriatric Assessment Guide Gives Cancer Care Teams Tools to Help Aging Patients
April 08, 2021
ACCC released its compact geriatric oncology guide for community cancer centers to help cancer care teams improve treatment decision-making, guide supportive care interventions, and improve patient and caregiver satisfaction. This guide will provide you with the information you need to efficiently conduct comprehensive geriatric assessments in your cancer program or practice.
New On-Demand Webinar Can Help You Better Support Cancer Caregivers
February 25, 2021
One member of your cancer care team who plays an essential role yet often goes unrecognized is a patient’s caregiver. With the added work caregivers have had in the past year to keep their loved ones safe during the pandemic, the work they do is even more important today. To support cancer care teams looking to address the critical role caregivers play in patient support, ACCC recently launched a free, one-hour on-demand webinar.
Age Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trials Continue to Grow
August 23, 2019
Geriatric Assessment: One Size Does Not Fit All
May 16, 2019
Polypharmacy: The Other Drug Problem
May 13, 2019
Assessing the Unique Needs of Geriatric Patients with Cancer
April 25, 2019
Improving Cancer Care for Geriatric Patients
April 17, 2019

References

Population Reference Bureau. Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States. Available online at: https://www.prb.org/aging-unitedstates-fact-sheet.
Smith BD, et al. Future of cancer incidence in the United States: burdens upon an aging, changing nation. J Clin Oncol. 2009;27:2758-2765.
National Cancer Institute Division of Cancer Control & Population Sciences. Office of Cancer Survivorship. Statistics. Available online at: https://cancercontrol.cancer.gov/ocs/statistics/statistics.html.

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Geriatric Oncology

Effectively Engaging Caregivers to Support Your Older Adult Patients with Cancer

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Age-Friendly Health Systems: Oncology Action Community

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Caring for Older Adults with Cancer

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On-Demand Webinars

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