Does Age Really Matter? Recall of Information Presented to Newly Referred Patients With Cancer -- Jansen et al. 26 (33): 5450 -- Journal of Clinical Oncology

Does Age Really Matter? Recall of Information Presented to Newly Referred Patients With Cancer -- Jansen et al. 26 (33): 5450 -- Journal of Clinical Oncology

"Conclusion: Recall is not simply a function of patient age. Age only predicts recall when controlling for amount of information presented. Both prognosis and information about prognosis are better predictors of recall than age. These results provide important insights into intervention strategies to improve information recall in patients with cancer"