TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON
Cancer is a disease of aging . Currently 50% of all malignancies occur in individuals 65 and over and by the year 2030 older individuals will account for 70% of all neoplasms. With the aging of the population the management of cancer in the older person with chemotherapy is beoming increasingly c...
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| description | Cancer is a disease of aging . Currently 50% of all malignancies occur in individuals 65 and over and by the year 2030 older individuals will account for 70% of all neoplasms.
With the aging of the population the management of cancer in the older person with chemotherapy is beoming increasingly common. This treatment may be safe and effective if some appropriate measures are taken, including, an assessment of the physiologic age of each patient, modification of doses according to the renal function, use of meyelopoietic growth factors prophylactically in presence of moderately toxic chemotherapy, and provision of an adequate caregiver. Cure, prolongation of survival, and symptom palliation are universal goals of medical treatment. Prolongation of active life expectancy should be added to the treatment goal of the older aged person . |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74479974e1ba422e83a1a9be670eef432022-12-21T17:18:13ZengMattioli1885Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases2035-30062010-10-0122e2010029e201002910.4084/mjhid.2010.02962TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSONLodovico Balducci0Moffit Cancer CenterCancer is a disease of aging . Currently 50% of all malignancies occur in individuals 65 and over and by the year 2030 older individuals will account for 70% of all neoplasms. With the aging of the population the management of cancer in the older person with chemotherapy is beoming increasingly common. This treatment may be safe and effective if some appropriate measures are taken, including, an assessment of the physiologic age of each patient, modification of doses according to the renal function, use of meyelopoietic growth factors prophylactically in presence of moderately toxic chemotherapy, and provision of an adequate caregiver. Cure, prolongation of survival, and symptom palliation are universal goals of medical treatment. Prolongation of active life expectancy should be added to the treatment goal of the older aged person .http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/169Cancer, Old PeopleChemotherapyActive Life |
| spellingShingle | Lodovico Balducci TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases Cancer, Old People Chemotherapy Active Life |
| title | TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON |
| title_full | TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON |
| title_fullStr | TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON |
| title_full_unstemmed | TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON |
| title_short | TREATMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER AGED PERSON |
| title_sort | treatment of cancer in the older aged person |
| topic | Cancer, Old People Chemotherapy Active Life |
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