title: Cancer screening in the older patient.
abstract: Effective treatment of several types of malignant diseases has developed substantially over the past four decades, with ever improving survival rates for cancers found in early stages. Among older patients, however, the cancer death rates remain elevated. This article explores the value of early screening for several types of malignant disease in the older patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beghé
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015996:Survival Rate