Frail 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 3
Frail 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 3
/freɪl/ (adj)
weak and delicate, easily damaged, unhealthy, feeble, enfeebled, debilitated, infirm, unwell, in poor health, flimsy, sicky, unsteady, unstable, fragile, puny, decrepit
As in many other malignancies, we have learned that combination therapy at the outset of treatment improves long-term disease control and survival outcomes. Based on these data, most providers should offer, or at least consider, additional therapies to treat patients at this stage. Certainly in a frail patient population, one must continue to assess the overall fitness of a patient. Any patient already thought of as fit should be offered unaltered therapy. Those found to be vulnerable or frail could be considered based on the ability to reverse at-risk conditions.
Source: https://www.cancernetwork.com/
Antonym: robust, sturdy, vigorous
Noun: frailness
Noun: frailty
Adverb: frailly
