1. [Treatment of cancer and hematological malignancy in elderly people (Part II)]
- Author
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S, Ladoire, F, Ghiringhelli, P, Manckoundia, R O, Casasnovas, E, Solary, J F, Besancenot, and P, Pfitzenmeyer
- Subjects
Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Ovarian Neoplasms ,Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin ,Age Factors ,Prostatic Neoplasms ,Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ,Leukemia, Myeloid ,Hematologic Neoplasms ,Acute Disease ,Humans ,Female ,Multiple Myeloma ,Aged - Abstract
Fifty percents of cancer arise in people older than 65-year-old. Most clinical trials in cancer treatment are limited in patients younger than 65-year-old. We review literature-describing particularity of cancer treatment in elderly patients.Therapeutic decisions should be based on an estimation of the patient's life expectancy, and risks and benefits should be weighted up accordingly. Geriatric oncology is made of a geriatric evaluation of patient and of knowledge of clinical trial about elderly patients.We present in this issue the principle of geriatric evaluation and the results of recent clinical trial on elderly cancer patients.
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- 2004