Evidence biased medicine should not be used for clinical decision-making in geriatric oncology

Evidence biased medicine should not be used for clinical decision-making in geriatric oncology

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16 April 2011

ROME—The idea that clinical evidence can be biased was under scrutiny — at the Rome Conference on Blood Cancer In The Elderly — by Professor Lodovico Balducci, Director of the Senior Adult Oncology Pr

Lodovico Balducci

Lodovico Balducci

ROME—The idea that clinical evidence can be biased was under scrutiny — at the Rome Conference on Blood Cancer In The Elderly — by Professor Lodovico Balducci, Director of the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa. He explains to ecancer radio why doctors need to look critically at clinical trial evidence before using it to influence clinical decision-making. He also talks about the need to individualise therapy for older patients with cancer by combining the efforts of different specialists, including care-givers.



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[audio:https://www.audiomedica.com/podcasting/ecancer/110415LudovicoBalducciPODCASTLoRes.mp3]