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Care of the Older Person with Cancer toolkit
This toolkit helps to identify and address existing barriers, examples of existing geriatric oncology services, and key resources – including how-to guides, education opportunities and patient resources.
The VICS Care of the Older Person with Cancer Toolkit has been developed to help health services and ICS improve care of the older person with cancer. The toolkit provides information to help identify and address existing barriers, examples of existing geriatric oncology services, and key resources including how-to guides, education opportunities and patient resources.
In 2019, a Geriatric Oncology Statewide Scoping project was undertaken by SMICS with funding from the VICS. The project aim was to gain a comprehensive understanding of the current geriatric oncology services and models of care, guidelines, and other resources available for use with older persons with cancer.