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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2026

Surgery in Older Cancer Patients.

Ka Yu Keith Cheung, Ruth Mary Parks, Dana Giza, Kwok-Leung Cheung

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Therapeutic management of resectable mismatch-repair deficient/microsatellite instability-high gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma: a real-world analysis from Austria.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ka Yu Keith CheungNottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England.
Ruth Mary ParksNottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England. Ruth.Parks@nottingham.ac.uk.
Dana GizaDivision of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Centre, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, USA.
Kwok-Leung CheungNottingham Breast Cancer Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England.

Funding

CTSA K12 Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonK12TR004908 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Charles C Miller, JON E. TYSON · 2024 to 2026
$2.9M
Patient Priorities Survivorship Care for Older Women with Breast CancerR03AG089057 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI GIZA, DANA ELENA · 2024 to 2024
$312k
NCATS NIH HHS K12 TR004908NIA NIH HHS 1R03AG089057NIA NIH HHS R03 AG089057NIH/NCTAs K12TR004908
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis narrative review explores the evolving role of surgery in older adults with cancer, highlighting non-operative and minimally invasive alternatives, and the integration of geriatric principles to improve selection of treatment and postoperative outcomes. RECENT

findingsMinimally invasive and non-operative treatments can provide comparable oncological outcomes to traditional surgery with lower morbidity and better functional recovery. Frailty screening tools aid in predicting postoperative outcomes, and geriatric assessment can identify vulnerabilities and assist treatment planning, prehabilitation and rehabilitation. Prehabilitation, early rehabilitation, and multidisciplinary collaboration enhance recovery and align care with patient values and outcomes that matter most. Surgical care in older cancer patients is shifting toward a model focused on preserving quality of life and personalised decision-making. Incorporating geriatric assessments and less invasive approaches can improve outcomes and reduce treatment burden. Further research is needed to integrate these strategies into standard practice.

Indexed as

Geriatric AssessmentNeoplasmsAgedFrailtyHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresQuality of LifeFrailty screeningGeriatric assessmentGeriatric oncologyMinimally invasive surgeryPatient optimisationPrehabilitation

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PMID41579230
PMCPMC12831689

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