title: [Primary lung cancer in elderly subjects in France].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There are few data on primary bronchial carcinoma in France. We report here the results of the study KBP 2000-CPHG in which there were 1868 patients aged 70 or more and 338 aged 80 or more.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared the patients under 70 (Group I) with those aged 70 or more (Group II) as well as with the details of the over 80's.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Group II included significantly more women (17.4% vs 15.2%; p = 0.04), non-smokers (11.2% vs 5.3%; p<0.0001), patients of poor performance status (24.2% vs 14.5%; p<0.0001) and squamous carcinomas (44.5% vs 37.8%; p<0.001) than Group I, but fewer adenocarcinomas (27.2% vs 31.5%; p = 0.009) and as many small cell carcinomas (15.9% vs 16.9%; p = 0.32). In Group II there were less stage III and IV tumours (75.1% vs 78.1%; p = 0.0005) more symptomatic treatment (23.2% vs 6.1%) and radiotherapy alone (12.8% vs 3.8%; p < 0.0001). The results were similar beyond 80 years. On multivariate analysis age, performance status and stage appeared to be independent variables in the choice of curative or symptomatic treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Age alone is not therefore a limiting factor in the choice of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital, Le Raincy-Montfermeil, France.
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mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male