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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Main Author: Lodovico Balducci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mattioli1885 2010-10-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/169