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SUBMITTER: Brouwers B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4468313 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Brouwers Barbara B Dalmasso Bruna B Hatse Sigrid S Laenen Annouschka A Kenis Cindy C Swerts Evalien E Neven Patrick P Smeets Ann A Schöffski Patrick P Wildiers Hans H
Aging 20150501 5
Older cancer patients are a highly heterogeneous population in terms of global health and physiological reserves, and it is often difficult to determine the best treatment. Moreover, clinical tools currently used to assess global health require dedicated time and lack a standardized end score. Circulating markers of biological age and/or fitness could complement or partially substitute the existing screening tools. In this study we explored the relationship of potential ageing/frailty biomarkers ...[more]