title: Cancer in the elderly: tailoring treatment.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Senior Adult Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balducci
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010346:Patient Care Management; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy