Multiple primary malignancy in the elderly.
The longer a patient lives, the more predisposed he is to become host to primary malignant neoplasms at various sites. Hence the importance of follow-up clinics in long-term care facilities. Data on multiple malignancies at Oak Forest Hospital are presented. Among 34 such patients (average age, 72 years), 28 had malignant lesions at two primary sites, and 6 at three primary sites.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology*