Treatment decision-making and quality of life versus length of life preferences of older patients with early stage cancer: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

To fully consider the preferences and information needs of older adults, cancer treatment decision-making discussions should take a patient-centred approach. Some older patients may place more value on maintaining quality of life over the continuation of life-prolonging treatments, even when the cancer is early-stage and potentially curable. Decision support tools can play a role in facilitating discussions around treatment trade-offs. The objective of this review is to examine the literature on the treatment decision-making preferences of patients aged 70 and older with early-stage, potentially curable, cancer.

Materials and methods

MEDLINE OVID, CINAHAL, APA PsycINFO, Scopus, and Cochrane databases were systematically searched in January 2025. Published litera

SUBMITTER: Martin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12621356 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature