Frailty in cancer : why bother and ways forward

Čavka, Luka (author), Laviano, Alessandro (author), Lainščak, Mitja (author)

Every era of medicine faces unique challenges. Today, aging is atthe forefront, with the global population over 65 years expectedto rise from 9% in 2019 to 17% in 2050. With this demographicshift, we must address the specific limitations of older adults,particularly frailty

• Language: English
• Keywords: cancer, frailty, outcome
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.03 - Other scientific articles
• Organization: MF - Faculty of Medicine
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2025
• Number of pages: 4 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 16, iss. 6
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-182865
• UDC: 616-006
• ISSN on article: 2190-5991
• DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.70139
• COBISS.SI-ID: 261089539
• Publication date in RUL: 26.05.2026

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons
• ISSN: 2190-5991
• COBISS.SI-ID: 27577817

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: rak (bolezen), krhkost, posledice

Projects

• Funder: ARIS - Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency
• Project number: P3-0456
• Name: Celostna obravnava srčnega popuščanja v Sloveniji: od epidemiologije do kliničnih raziskav