
Colm Mac Eochagain
@ceochagain
Consultant & Clinical Fellow
St James' Hospital Dublin
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27-02-2020 13:35:00
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The results of our implementation of the Web-Enabled Cancer & Aging Resilience Evaluation (WeCARE). Lessons learned for the use of electronic geriatric assessment in practice UAB O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center Smit Giri MD MHS Gabrielle Smita Bhatia Mackenzie Fowler, PhD UAB Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship geriatriconcology.net/article/S1879-…

We are now open for registration! Provisional programme here nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/breas… Etienne Brain Ruth Parks Mike Dixon SIOG Young SIOG SIOGNAH BONUS BOPA Committee ABS Oncology Forum UK #gerionc #breastcancer #older



Hot off the press the new ASCO ESMO - Eur. Oncology global curriculum recommendations for Cancer Care in Older Adults #gerionc Every oncologist should have key competencies in geriatric care! We hope this gets integrated in programs globally @HansWildiers SIOG ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.12…


The Christie Senior Adult Oncology service got a shout out in The Times and The Sunday Times newspaper this week🙂


Cardiovasular disorders - associated with cancer - different risk factors in cancer and highest in haematological cancers and lung. Association of Physicians, GB & Ireland St James's Hospital School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin

🇪🇺🗣️If you’re a Healthcare Professional with experience in cancer service provision for patients with a physical or intellectual disability over 65 years-old - consider participating in this Irish Cancer Society funded EuCan Study. 💙 Contact: Shauna Walsh: [email protected]

A comparison of treatment allocation and survival between younger and older patients with HER2-overexpressing de novo metastatic breast cancer geriatriconcology.net/article/S1879-… Nienke de Glas William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO @rochgerionc Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) #GeriOnc #GeriOnc #OlderAdults #OncoAlert #SIOG #YoungSIOG


Superstar Joosje Baltussen presenting on our work on Time Toxicity in #gerionc at #MASCC24


We were delighted to be in St James's Hospital today for this fantastic meeting with #TSJCI . Rose Anne Kenny in full flight presenting an overview of TILDA: "The number of people with functional limitations will increase 5 fold by 2040"



Dr Goggin and her co-investigators present a study revealing 57% cancer survivors have ⬇️ social networks. Only 37% of older patients had access to computer/internet 🖥️. ⬆️social isolation than general population. Caitríona Goggin #survonc #supponc doi.org/10.1093/oncolo…

New #JITC review: Inclusion, characteristics, and reporting of older adults in FDA registration studies of immunotherapy, 2018–2022 bit.ly/3AWqiy8 Colm Mac Eochagain Dr Mukul Roy Nicolò Battisti, MD


Our Fundamentals in Oncology Education Course 2024 has just launched! St James's Hospital Trinity St James's Cancer Institute Register for a ticket 🎟 on Eventbrite eventbrite.ie/e/fundamentals…


Delighted to see the The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust Senior Adult Oncology Programme being awarded the prestigious 2024 HSJ Awards Patient Safety Congress & Awards Patient Safety Award in the category "Improving care for older people Initiative of the Year" yesterday evening in Manchester:



🚨 Come & join The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust for a 2-year fellowship to conduct clinical research in cancer in older adults in a very supportive team with the opportunity to register for a research degree at The ICR Info available here: tinyurl.com/5fkr37b8 Closing date: 22/11/2024


🚨 #ClinicalTrials Plenary at #AACR25 Ravi Uppaluri, MDPhD presents KEYNOTE-689 perioperative pembrolizumab + SOC improves EFS in locally advanced resectable HNSCC 🔹Subgroup analysis: no EFS benefit in stage IVA 🔹mPR 13.7% in CPS >=10 🔹Lower rates of path high-risk features
