# OnCo record idea-acc-geriatric-assessment-by-default (idea). Data CC BY-NC 4.0, attribute "Data from OnCo (onco.cc)". Whole corpus: https://onco.cc/api/v1/onco.nt
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<https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-acc-geriatric-assessment-by-default/>
  a schema:CreativeWork ;
  onco:kind "idea" ;
  schema:identifier "idea-acc-geriatric-assessment-by-default" ;
  schema:name "Geriatric assessment by default for every patient over 70 starting cancer treatment"@en ;
  schema:description "A short structured check of memory, mobility, nutrition and medicines before treatment cuts serious side effects in older patients without reducing benefit. It should be automatic, not optional."@en ;
  schema:url <https://onco.cc/ideas/idea-acc-geriatric-assessment-by-default/> ;
  schema:dateModified "2026-09-08"^^xsd:date ;
  schema:citation <https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01789-X/fulltext> ;
  onco:sections <https://onco.cc/fronts/supportive-care/> ;
  onco:technologies <https://onco.cc/technologies/geriatric-assessment/> ;
  onco:bottlenecks <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-aging-comorbidity/>, <https://onco.cc/bottlenecks/b-toxicity-qol/> .