Aging and Cancer Effects (ACE) Study

University of Wisconsin (UW)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Cancer; Lung Cancer

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00204880

2004-0341

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hypotheses:

1. Subjective self-reported data can be used to accurately reflect functioning across the 5 key domains.
2. Cancer and its various treatment modalities will exert detrimental effects on the 5 key domains in older adults with cancer.
3. Some aspect of baseline patient characteristic will be predictive of cancer-related outcomes.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 55+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Willing to do memory testing
• Willing to participate in activities of daily living assessment
• Can use a cane or walker
• Willing to complete a balance performance assessment, if able.

Exclusion criteria

• Currently receiving treatment for cancer.
• Has a previous history of brain cancer
• Significant neurological disease other than AD that might affect cognitive function, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or serious traumatic brain injury.