For Older Cancer Patients, Geriatric Assessments Help Doctors Tailor Treatment : Shots – Health News : NPR
When Lorraine Griggs’ 86-year-old father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious medical issues, including diabetes, kidney disease and high blood pressure. The treatment left him frailer, Griggs recalls. A few years later, when his …