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| Title |
Cancer physicians’ attitude towards treatment of the elderly cancer patient in a developed Asian country
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2318-13-35 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Angela Pang, Shirlynn Ho, Soo-Chin Lee |
| Abstract |
With an aging population and an increasing number of elderly patients with cancer, it is essential for us to understand how cancer physicians approach the management and treatment of elderly cancer patients as well as their methods of cancer diagnosis disclosure to older versus younger patients in Singapore, where routine geriatric oncology service is not available. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 38 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 5% |
| Japan | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 13% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 24% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 12 | 32% |