Prevention of cancer in the older person.
Both primary and secondary cancer prevention may improve cancer control among older persons. Although chemoprevention of cancer is feasible, the agents currently used for chemoprevention have several complications. As a result, the use of these substances should be individualized based on risk-benefit ratio. It is reasonable to implement screening for cancer of the breast and of the large bowel in persons with a life expectancy of 5 years and longer. No definite recommendation may be issued at present related to screening for prostate, lung, and cervical cancer. Ongoing clinical trials may answer some of these questions.
Balducci
Lodovico
L
Interdisciplinary Oncology Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Adult Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.
Beghé
Claudia
C
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal