title: Organ preservation. An effective and safe form of cancer treatment.
abstract: In this article we review the current strategies for organ preservation in the treatment of cancer. Organ preservation with functional integrity is particularly beneficial for older patients because the need for complex functional rehabilitation and for the care of permanent stomas may be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of South Florida School of Medicine, Tampa, Flordia, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balducci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Trotti
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003663:Decision Trees; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D016019:Survival Analysis