Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative

Extermann, Martine; Brain, Etienne; Canin, Beverly; Cherian, Meena Nathan; Cheung, Kwok Leung; de Glas, Nienke; Devi, Beena; Hamaker, Marije; Kanesvaran, Ravindran; Karnakis, Theodora; Kenis, Cindy; Musolino, Najia; O'Donovan, Anita; Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Enrique; Steer, Christopher; Wildiers, Hans

Abstract

In 2011, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) published the SIOG 10 Priorities Initiative, which defined top priorities for the improvement of the care of older adults with cancer worldwide.1 Substantial scientific, clinical, and educational progress has been made in line with these priorities and international health policy developments have occurred, such as the shift of emphasis by WHO from communicable to non-communicable diseases and the adoption by the UN of its Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Therefore, SIOG has updated its priority list. The present document addresses four priority domains: education, clinical practice, research, and strengthening collaborations and partnerships. In this Policy Review, we reflect on how these priorities would apply in different economic settings, namely in high-income countries versus low-income and middle-income countries. SIOG hopes that it will offer guidance for international and national endeavours to provide adequate universal health coverage for older adults with cancer, who represent a major and rapidly growing group in global epidemiology.

Citation

Extermann, M., Brain, . E., Canin, B., Cherian, . M. N., Cheung, K. L., de Glas, N., …Wildiers, . H. (2021). Priorities for the global advancement of care for older adults with cancer: an update of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology Priorities Initiative. Lancet Oncology, 22(1), e29-e36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2820%2930473-3

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Aug 6, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Dec 30, 2020
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Deposit Date: Dec 18, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 1, 2021
• Journal: The Lancet Oncology
• Print ISSN: 1470-2045
• Electronic ISSN: 1474-5488
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Pages: e29-e36
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045%2820%2930473-3
• Keywords: Geriatric Oncology, SIOG, International Society of Geriatric Oncology, Health policy, Sustainable Development Goals, Cancer.
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5156354
• Publisher URL: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(20)30473-3/fulltext
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