Social Frailty – A case study of an older adult living with co-existing cancer and dementia
(2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
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Understanding and Addressing Social Frailty in Radiotherapy (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Age is a significant risk factor for cancer. By 2040, older people will account for 77% of all people living with cancer. There has been much research undertaken to identify the needs of older adults living with cancer and how best to improve clinica... Read More about Understanding and Addressing Social Frailty in Radiotherapy.
Social Failty And Falls (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
In September 2023, Jennifer Woods presented at the NHS England North East and Yorkshire Falls and Frailty Conference. Here with Robert Higgins and Adam Spacey she considers the relationship between social factors and falls, looks at the concept of s... Read More about Social Failty And Falls.
Physical Performance and Functional Status in Older Adults with Cancer and Frailty (2022)
Book Chapter
Physical performance and function are important predictive measures in the care of older adults, whether addressing quality of life and wellbeing or more traditional cancer outcomes such as survival and treatment toxicity. Therefore, assessment of ph... Read More about Physical Performance and Functional Status in Older Adults with Cancer and Frailty.