Table 2.

Agreement with statements regarding geriatric oncology content and roles for geriatricians in the care of the older adult with cancer.

				%
Item	N	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
Geriatrics fellowship curriculum should:
Include geriatric oncology components	66	26	51	15	6	1
Be standardized to meet geriatrics fellow training needs	66	21	33	29	15	2
Geriatrician’s role in the care of the older adult with cancer:
Determining functional status as consultant	66	64	33	3	0	0
Determining physical and cognitive status in context of goals of care at the time of diagnosis	64	64	33	3	0	0
Participating in cancer care decision-making when geriatrician is the primary care provider	66	58	33	6	3	0
Participating in developing a patient’s cancer survivorship plan with the oncologist	66	33	53	14	0	0
Being solely responsible for a patient’s primary care management during active cancer therapy	66	20	47	18	14	1
Being solely responsible for a patient’s primary care management upon completion of cancer therapy	66	32	47	14	8	0
Being solely responsible for a patient’s primary care when cancer-free for ≥5 years	65	34	55	6	5	0
Being responsible for cancer-specific surveillance/monitoring of late-term cancer therapy-related adverse effects when cancer-free ≥5 years	65	22	35	26	17	0

^aOAC = Older adults with cancer