Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 58-69 , July 2010

Physicians’ perceptions of cancer care for elderly patients: A qualitative sociological study based on a pilot geriatric oncology program

  • Lynda Sifer-Rivière

      Affiliations

    • Centre de recherche médecine, sciences, santé et société (CERMES), Paris, France
    • Pôle Urgences et Gériatrie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), Paris, France
    • On behalf of POGOP (Programme d’OncoGériatrie de l’Ouest Parisien).
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Cermès, Site CNRS, 7 Rue Guy Môquet, 94 801 Villejuif Cédex, France. Tel.: +33 01 49 58 36 27; fax: +33 01 49 58 34 38.
    • ,
  • Véronique Girre

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
    • On behalf of POGOP (Programme d’OncoGériatrie de l’Ouest Parisien).
    • ,
  • Mathilde Gisselbrecht

      Affiliations

    • Pôle Urgences et Gériatrie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), Paris, France
    • On behalf of POGOP (Programme d’OncoGériatrie de l’Ouest Parisien).
    • ,
  • Olivier Saint-Jean

      Affiliations

    • Pôle Urgences et Gériatrie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou (HEGP), Paris, France
    • On behalf of POGOP (Programme d’OncoGériatrie de l’Ouest Parisien).

,Accepted 1 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.04.001

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 1 , Pages 58-69 , July 2010

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