Geriatric oncology (GO) and education: Is the research community really involved in presenting data about elderly and learning in cancer?

• DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.e21522
• Publication Date: 2018-09-06T12:39:42Z
• Authors: Aldo A. Dettino; Ludmilla T.D. Chinen; Solange M. Sanches; Helano C. Freitas; Ana Carolina Sigo...; Marcelo Calil Mac...; Milena Shizue Tariki; Ulisses Ribaldo N...; Marcello Ferretti...
• Keywords: Clinical Oncology; Demographics

e21522 Background: Education in GO is of extreme importance, due to epidemiology and since aging a important risk factor for cancer. The oncology community has deal with how educate the workforce load patients future. Meetings/M are good broadcast elderly (E) treatment education. However, was an area interest only 1% ASCO Annual m attendees 2014-5 (http://am.asco.org/attendee-demographics), turning some thoughts needed about improving assistance, research teaching. Methods: Data collection review searches abstracts from 2009 1/2016 (in http://meetinglibrary.asco.org/abstracts). Keywords (K) were: education, or learning, afterwards each combined E, GO. Also, filters content type date were applied. Results: For GO, 913 entries found, 153 5 posters (P) (including 2 entries=abstracts 2016). Excluding 2016 (present year): range 68-225/year, median 120; 7-28/y, 24. Associating GO+education as K: 627 entries, 17 1 abstract 2016), without P. When excluding 2016: 52-193/year, 77; 0-4/y, 3. Crossing GO+learning, 2014. In addition, using E K, 2154 found (60 2016, including 28 abstracts, 13 P, presentations 6 slides 2016)), 1038 357 posters. As 206-379/year, 293; 118-179/y, 138. With associating E+education 192 32 P well. 1-55/year, 34; 1-8/y, 5. E+learning, 8 (2012 2010). Conclusions: Low growth been seen issues vs meetings growth, specially related presented those More brodcasting urgently needed. # abstracts/y. Year 09 7 118 10 27 179 11 24 138 12 19 149 18 162 14 127 15 137