title: Skin cancer in the elderly.
abstract: This article describes the clinical features, treatment options, and prognosis of the most common skin cancers: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Emphasis is placed on specific issues that need to be considered when dealing with cancers of the skin in the elderly population. In addition, issues surrounding the early detection and prevention of skin cancer are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Marghoob
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*