title: [Lung metastases of colorectal tumors: clinical background and development of care supply].
abstract: The incidence of most cancers increases with age, including colorectal-, lung- and breast carcinomas. Each year, approximately 50,000 new cases of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) are diagnosed in Germany with a peak incidence around the age of 65. At diagnosis, 50% of CRC-cases show already metastases. Cure of metastatic disease with chemotherapy, radiology or surgery alone or in combination can be rarely achieved in this situation. However, palliative therapy regimens can significantly prolong life in most cases. Besides systemic therapy, minimal invasive techniques for tumor reduction are an interesting option in the palliative situation, especially in elderly patients. Yet the clinical impact of these new techniques has to be determined in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Innere Medizin C-Hämatologie und Onkologie, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Busemann
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fendrich
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D005858:Germany / Q000453:epidemiology; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000639:trends*; D011157:Population Dynamics