Cancer in the elderly: tailoring treatment

The body's ability to meet the stresses of cancer therapy declines in later life. Because the decline may vary from minimal to profound and is only weakly linked to chronologic age, a thorough functional assessment should be undertaken in all elderly cancer patients. The results can guide decis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hospital practice (1995) 2000-03, Vol.35 (3), p.73
1. Verfasser:	Balducci, L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Activities of Daily Living Aged Aged, 80 and over Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - administration & dosage Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - adverse effects Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy Carcinoma, Small Cell - drug therapy Drug Administration Schedule Female Frail Elderly Health Services for the Aged Humans Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse - drug therapy Male Neoplasms - drug therapy Patient Care Management Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	The body's ability to meet the stresses of cancer therapy declines in later life. Because the decline may vary from minimal to profound and is only weakly linked to chronologic age, a thorough functional assessment should be undertaken in all elderly cancer patients. The results can guide decisions about how to treat the cancer.
ISSN:	2154-8331
DOI:	10.3810/hp.2000.03.187