title: Gastrointestinal cancer in the elderly.
abstract: The older patient population, aged 70 years and greater, represent a large proportion of patients diagnosed with gastrointestinal malignancies. Surgery remains the mainstay of treatment for these malignancy sites. Chronologic age alone should not determine the extent of surgical or medical management. The authors describe those aspects of gastrointestinal cancer detection and therapy that are unique to the aging population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Wallach
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Kurtz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001661:Biliary Tract Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009519:New York City; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy