title: Cancer-related anemia: special considerations in the elderly.
abstract: Anemia raises special concerns in older cancer patients. This review addresses the prevalence, causes, and mechanisms of anemia in older individuals, the complications of anemia in this population (including its impact on cancer treatment), and the appropriate management of anemia in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Oncology, Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida 33612-9416, USA. balducci@moffitt.usf.edu
authors.forename: Lodovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balducci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000740:Anemia / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004921:Erythropoietin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D004921:Erythropoietin