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A Chemo-toxicity Calculator for Older Patients
Following research led by Dr. Jane Kanowitz and Paula Pike at the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center in North Haven, Smilow Cancer Hospital and its Network sites are implementing use of a chemotherapy toxicity calculator for patients over the age of 70. Data showed that the unbiased tool predicts risk of toxicity, the risk of hospitalization, and the need to either lower the dose of chemotherapy or change the treatment plan; it also neutralizes unconscious biases that can affect treatment.