Publications by authors named "Andrea De la O-Murillo"
The objective of this study was to describe our experience using readily available telemedicine tools to deliver specialist multidisciplinary care to older adults with cancer at a Mexican medical centre during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between March 2020 and March 2021, patients aged ≥65 years with colorectal or gastric cancer treated at a geriatric oncology clinic in Mexico City were included. Patients were reached via telemedicine utilising readily available apps such as WhatsApp or Zoom.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Geriatric interventions may improve the care of hospitalized older adults with cancer, but information regarding their effect on geriatric-specific outcomes is lacking. We studied the effect of a specialized geriatrician-led inpatient geriatric management unit compared with a conventional internal medicine ward on the outcomes of hospitalized older adults with cancer in Mexico.
Materials And Methods: Case-control study including persons aged ≥65 years with solid malignancies who had a cancer-related hospitalization at a university-affiliated hospital in Mexico City.
Purpose: The financial toxicity (FT) of cancer is common among older adults in high-income countries, but little is known about the financial hardships faced by older patients with cancer living in developing countries. The aim of this study was to explore the financial burden of cancer among older Mexican adults and their relatives, as well as factors that might mitigate such burden.
Methods: This mixed-methods study included patients age 65 years and older with the 10 most common malignancies in Mexico and 3-24 months from diagnosis at two cancer centers in Mexico City and their relatives.
Purpose: To describe the characteristics of the members of the ASCO-sponsored Oncology Student Interest Groups (OSIGs) in Latin America.
Methods: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study. We surveyed 97 OSIG members from three medical schools in Peru and Mexico.