International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG)

SIOG 2026 opens in Valencia on Thursday 5 November, and the congress is now accredited by the EACCME® for up to 16.5 European CME credits. There is still time to register. Will we see you there? https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

A frailty assessment only matters if it changes what happens next. Next Monday’s SIOG Webinar follows one toolkit into assessment, medical and surgical decisions. 2 November, 15:00 CET. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/QX6EvEA #GeriatricOncology #Frailty

Missed it live? The SIOG Webinar on the inclusion of older adults in cancer research is now on demand. https://loom.ly/QX6EvEA #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

🔎 New in #JGO How strongly is frailty linked to depression in cancer patients? A meta-analysis of 13 studies, 7,037 patients, found frailty raised the odds of depression nearly sixfold, across regions and ages. 📖 https://loom.ly/dnnMz5Q #GeriOnc

Caregivers shape adherence, toxicity management and quality of life for older adults with cancer, yet formal caregiver assessment is still rare in oncology. The SPARC Roundtable takes this on, live and free online. 5 Nov, 13:00 CET https://loom.ly/QX6EvEA #SPARC #GeriatricOncology #SIOG2026

Older adults with cancer are less likely to access surgery or recover well after it. SIOG’s SPOC Interest Group works across the perioperative pathway to change that. Join SIOG to collaborate: https://loom.ly/zNE-sTM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology #SurgicalOncology

Geriatric assessment already asks who an older adult with cancer can rely on. This SIOG 2026 session looks at mapping that network and working with it, including the CORES and SONATA studies. Up to 16.5 European CME credits. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026

How do you turn a frailty assessment into treatment decisions for an older patient with cancer? Our SIOG Webinar for London Global Cancer Week presents a toolkit and shows it in practice. 2 November, 15:00 CET. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/QX6EvEA #GeriatricOncology #Frailty

Today is the last day to register for SIOG 2026 with the €50 reduction on Standard and LMIC fees. The congress is accredited for up to 16.5 European CME credits, and we would love to see you in Valencia. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

For an older adult with limited life expectancy starting cancer treatment, a statin for primary prevention may no longer earn its place. The SIOG 2026 Geriatrician Interest Group takes on deprescribing. Reduced fees end tomorrow; up to 16.5 CME credits. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026

🔎 New in #JGO Can patient photos and a "This is Me" profile add something standard geriatric assessment misses? A study of 20 older patients found it acceptable, though photo submission needed real support. 📖 https://loom.ly/czI0eNo #GeriOnc

SIOG 2026 is now accredited by the EACCME® for up to 16.5 European CME credits, and there are three days left to register at the reduced fee: Standard and LMIC rates are €50 lower until Sunday 18 October. Will we see you in Valencia? https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

Missed it live? The SIOG Methods Working Group webinar on prediction modelling in geriatric oncology is now on demand. https://loom.ly/QX6EvEA #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

🌍 Among the 280 posters at SIOG 2026: a nurse-led geriatric oncology clinic in Bilbao ten years on, a new onco-geriatric service in Malta, and geriatric assessment arriving in Lusaka. Come and meet the teams. Fees are €50 lower until 18 October. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026

Lower-intensity therapies have largely replaced intensive regimens for older adults with AML, and PARADIGM has sharpened the question. The SIOG 2026 Haematology Interest Group looks at what geriatric assessment adds now. Fees are €50 lower until 18 October. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026

🔎 New in #JGO Cognitive decline in older cancer survivors often overlaps with age-related impairment. A letter tests the feasibility of adapting Memory and Attention Adaptation Training for this group. 📖 https://loom.ly/BFba7xE #GeriOnc

We are live today at 17:00 CEST. Immunotherapy and targeted therapies in older adults: What the evidence tells us. Featuring Prof. Marcus Vetter, moderated by Dr Alicia Castelo Loureiro. Open discussion and Q&A to follow. Still time to register: https://loom.ly/z6nB4AM #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

The Upper GI MDT at SIOG 2026 follows one complex older patient through neoadjuvant therapy, surgery with frailty and sarcopenia, nutrition, and functional recovery. Friday 6 November. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

Next month in Valencia, we will be asking where older adults lose the chance of curative-intent treatment. Join us: until Sunday 18 October, Standard and LMIC registration fees are €50 lower, applied automatically. Will we see you there? https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026

🔎 New in #JGO Is picking up geriatric oncology on the job enough to prepare trainees? A Canadian study found most teaching is opportunistic and informal, not built into formal curricula. 📖 https://loom.ly/YZW8_9Q #GeriOnc

If attending SIOG 2026 depends on sign-off from your department, the full programme is online to help you make the case. Valencia, 5 to 7 November. Joining SIOG before you register brings your fee down. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

Immunotherapy has changed cancer treatment. How much of that change applies to older adults is still an open question. SIOG Webinar, 8 October at 17:00 CEST. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials

A SIOG 2026 session on 7 November puts digital tools to the test: machine learning against the CARG tool for toxicity prediction, NLP on geriatric assessment records, and symptom monitoring for older adults starting chemotherapy. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc

🔎 New in #JGO Can palliative care social workers support older cancer patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities? A pilot RCT protocol tests the ALIGN intervention at this high-risk care transition. 📖 https://loom.ly/Jl-HduE #GeriOnc

📌 Last day. Applications and nominations for JGO Editor-in-Chief close today. https://loom.ly/kU-X3iM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology

We are live today at 16:00 CEST. Including older adults in cancer research. Free to join. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials

SIOG 2026 brings speakers from 20+ countries to Valencia, 5–7 Nov, covering everything from LMIC care pathways to implementation science to frailty assessment. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #CancerCare

Two weeks until the SIOG Webinar on including older adults in cancer research. 24 September at 16:00 CEST. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials

Sarcopenia and frailty aren't the same thing, though they're often treated that way. This SIOG 2026 session (7 Nov) unpacks the difference, the misclassification risks, and what interventions are actually feasible in practice. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc #CancerCare

🔎 New in #JGO Does every older colorectal cancer patient need formal geriatric assessment? A cohort of 170 found outcomes were similar with selective referral, when an onco-geriatrician sits on the tumour board. 📖 https://loom.ly/Q1ipw7s #GeriOnc

One week left. Editing JGO needs institutional backing as well as a CV: the editorial office sits at the Editor's own institution, roughly 10-16 hours of staff time weekly. Worth a conversation with your department today. https://loom.ly/kU-X3iM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology

We are live today at 16:00 CEST. GERONTE project: Co-design and implementation methods. Free to join. Register: https://loom.ly/8o4EaRY #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

Still deciding on SIOG 2026? SIOG members pay a lower registration rate. Joining before you register can bring the cost down and gives you access to the community year-round. 5–7 Nov, Valencia. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc #CancerCare

Tomorrow at 16:00 CEST. SIOG Methods WG webinar on GERONTE, our EU-funded project improving care for older adults with cancer and multimorbidity. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/8o4EaRY #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

A 78-year-old woman with advanced cervical cancer and major social vulnerability. This SIOG 2026 session (7 Nov) builds a full MDT case around her, with speakers from Zambia, India, Tunisia, Ghana, and Hong Kong on care in low-resource settings. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc #CancerCare

SIOG is a partner in the EU-funded GERONTE project. This Wednesday at 16:00 CEST, hear how it is being co-designed and implemented. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/8o4EaRY #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

🔎 New in #JGO Who manages cardiac risk in older lung cancer patients on SBRT? In a cohort of 330, most were high-risk, yet guideline-directed care was inconsistent and follow-up visits often missed. 📖 https://loom.ly/WiDBiGQ #GeriOnc

You don't have to want this job to shape who gets it. Third-party nominations for JGO Editor-in-Chief carry the same weight as applications. If a name comes to mind, send it. Closes 25 Sept. https://loom.ly/kU-X3iM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology

September webinar, October webinar, Valencia in November. The SIOG calendar is full this autumn. Next up: 8 October at 17:00 CEST. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials

📢 Today is the last day to register for SIOG 2026 at early bird rates. See you in Valencia? https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc

Tomorrow is the last day to register for SIOG 2026 at early bird rates. And yes, SIOG members pay the lowest rates. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #CancerCare

🔎 New in #JGO Are Australian oncology clinicians using geriatric assessment as guidelines recommend? A survey looks at how the ASCO recommendation for adults 65+ plays out in everyday practice. 📖 https://loom.ly/HQWVfkQ #GeriOnc

What does editing JGO actually involve? Setting the scientific direction, leading the editorial board, commissioning reviews and special issues, and representing the journal at ASCO, ESMO and the SIOG Annual Conference. Closes 25 Sept. https://loom.ly/kU-X3iM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology

Five days left to register for SIOG 2026 at early bird rates. Closes 8 September. And yes, SIOG members pay the lowest rates. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #CancerCare

Clinical trial criteria have long excluded older adults without clear justification. SIOG Webinar, 24 September at 16:00 CEST. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials

Treatment decisions for older adults with cancer aren't only shaped by biology. SIOG 2026 opens with a session on what it means to deliver care when resources and systems don't match what patients need. 6 Nov. https://loom.ly/QLI46oM #SIOG2026 #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #CancerCare

🔎 New in #JGO Does chemoradiation for bladder cancer perform as well outside trials? A SEER-Medicare study of 283 older adults found lower survival at 5 years than prior trials reported. 📖 https://loom.ly/P-2Zgks #GeriOnc

📢 Every week this year we've posted JGO research here. Someone decides what JGO publishes next, and that seat is open. Applications and nominations for Editor-in-Chief both welcome. Closes 25 Sept. 📖 Full details and how to apply: https://loom.ly/kU-X3iM #GeriOnc #GeriatricOncology

🌍 Geriatric oncology is a field where the big questions are still open. SIOG 2026 has a dedicated YSIOG session and a session on expanding access to curative-intent treatment for older adults. Early bird rates until 8 September. https://loom.ly/ITKRCJQ #SIOG2026 #GeriOnc #CancerCare

Older adults are rarely at the centre of clinical trials, early phase or otherwise. SIOG Webinar, 24 September at 16:00 CEST. Free, open to all. Register: https://loom.ly/Cq_unEI #GeriatricOncology #GeriOnc #ClinicalTrials