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Introduction to frailty in older adults with cancer -- Global action and policies in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Frailty screening and comprehensive geriatric assessment -- Cognitive impairment in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Psychosocial dimension in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Comorbidity and polypharmacy in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Malnutrition, cachexia and sarcopenia in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Physical performance and functional status in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Prehabilitation and rehabilitation in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Holistic needs assessment and advance care planning in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Multidisciplinary onco-geriatric care models -- Decision-making process in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Perioperative care in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Radiotherapy and systemic anti-cancer treatment in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Palliative care in older adults with cancer and frailty -- Frailty research: the present and the future -- Breast cancer in older adults with frailty -- Non-small cell lung cancer in older adults with frailty -- Colorectal cancer in older adults with frailty -- Prostate cancer in older adults with frailty -- Renal cell carcinoma in older adults with frailty -- Cutaneous melanoma in older adults with frailty -- Gastroesophageal cancer in older adults with frailty -- Hepatopancreaticobiliary cancer in older adults with frailty -- Gynaecological cancer in older adults with frailty -- Head and neck cancer in older adults with frailty -- Hematological cancer in older adults with frailty

This book summarizes evidence on frailty and ageing, how this may impact outcomes and how this can be incorporated in the decision-making process for cancer treatment. It discusses quality of life on frail senior adults and patient goals of care. The book aims to improve patient-treatment selection and the outcomes of patients by empowering clinicians to properly assess patients for frailty, either on their own or within a multidisciplinary setting. The reader will learn the methods available for assessing for frailty, such as screening tools, but also how to perform geriatric assessments by providing details on each component (functional, nutritional, social, psychological, etc.). The book also provides information on how to manage and intervene on frailty with the role of pre-habilitation and re-habilitation, how to set-up frailty teams and pathways within ones hospital and community. Finally, frailty and associated research per cancer type are discussed in detail along with biomarkers of frailty and future directions