Advances in the systemic treatment of cancers in the elderly

✍ Scribed by Paul P Carbone

• Book ID: 104374955
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2000
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 150 KB
• Volume: 35
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1040-8428
• DOI: 10.1016/s1040-8428(00)00049-4

✦ Synopsis

Cancer is a disease of the elderly. More than 50% of all cancers and deaths occur in people over 65 years. Older cancer patients are less likely to be referred to centers or to be given adequate chemotherapy. The elderly are under-represented in Phase I and www.elsevier.com/locate/critrevonc