Skip to main content
letter
. 2020 Jul 6;20:231. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01625-5

Table 1.

Multi-disciplinary Clinics in Geriatric Oncology in the United States

Clinic and Location Components of a multidisciplinary clinica
Geriatrics Oncology Nursing Pharmacy Psycho-social
Supportb
Cognitive/
Psychology/
Psychiatry
Speech Language
Pathology
PT OT Nutrition Palliative
Cancer and Aging Resiliency (CARE) Clinic, Columbus, OH no YES YES YES YES YES no YES no YES no
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY [9] YES YES YES YES YES YES no YES YES YES YES
Specialized Oncology Care & Research in the Elderly (SOCARE) Geriatric Oncology Clinic, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester, NY YES YES YES YES YES YES no YES YES YES YES
Comprehensive Oncology Program for Elders (COPE), Roger Williams Cancer Center, Providence, RI YES YES YES YES YES no no YES YES YES YES
Geriatric Oncology Program, Tate Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD no YES YES YES YES no no YES YES YES YES
Center for Cancer and Aging, City of Hope, Duarte, CA YES YES YES YES YES no no YES YES YES no
Senior Adult Oncology Center, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD [10] YES YES YES YES YES no no no no YES YES
Geriatric Oncology Program, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill, NC YES YES no YES YES YES no YES YES no no
Levine Cancer Institute, Charlotte, NC YES YES YES YES YES no no no no no YES
Senior Adult Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL [11] no YES YES YES YES no no no no YES no
Specialized Oncology Care & Research in the Elderly (SOCARE) Clinic, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL no YES YES no YES no no no no no YES

Living Well Program,

Abramson Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA [12]

no YES YES no YES YES no no no no no
Geriatric Oncology Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH YES no YES YES YES no no YES no no YES
John Theurer Cancer Center, Hackensack University, New Jersey YES no YES no YES no no no no no YES

Data regarding multidisciplinary care teams was collated via published literature, website review, and personal communications aBased on personal communication with clinic leaders and/or directors. bCan include social workers, patient navigators, health advocates, or chaplains. PT Physical Therapy, OT Occupational Therapy. Programs are not static and may have changed since the time of this publication. We recommend contacting the programs directly for the most up-to-date services available