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A Physical Test Lasting Less than 10 Minutes Can Help Predict Mortality in Older People with Cancer

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A physical assessment that takes less than ten minutes can help predict which older people with cancer are at highest risk of dying within a year, according to a study.

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The study, led by PSPV and VHIR, focuses on people over 65 years of age or over after one year of illness

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A physical assessment that takes less than ten minutes can help predict which older people with cancer are at highest risk of dying within a year, according to a study.

A study led by Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili (PSPV) and Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR) has highlighted the existence of a physical test of less than 10 minutes with which it is possible to identify older people with cancer who have a higher risk of mortality after one year.

A quick physical examination lasting less than ten minutes is able to accurately identify which elderly people with cancer have a higher risk of dying within a year. This is the main conclusion of a study led by the Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, published in [...] The entry A ten-minute test detects frailty and the risk of mortality in elderly people with cancer appeared first on Diari de la Discapacitat.

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Diari de la Discapacitat broke the news on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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