Prognosis of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in the Elderly is Worse than in Younger Individuals–Experience of a Medical Institute
Purpose: We aimed to evaluate outcomes of the elderly (>65 years) by comparing with younger (<40 years) patients after treatments for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Materials and methods: We retrospectively obtained clinical data from charts for 23 older and 21 younger patients in whom NPC wa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2014-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959814000337 |