Lung cancer in the very elderly: incidence, presentation, and diagnostic decision-making. A retrospective analysis at a teaching community hospital

Background and objectives: Lung cancer presentation and decision-making in the very elderly patient population, 80 years of age and older, was studied given the projected increase in cancer incidence in the very elderly and yet only limited management guidelines. Design and setting: A 10-year experi...

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Main Authors: Sabarish Ayyappan, Claudia Gonzalez, Roopa Yarlagadda, Yousef Zakharia, Timothy J. Woodlock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
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Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/7313/pdf