[Prostate carcinoma in the elderly].
Prostate carcinoma is the most frequent cancer in French men. Prostate carcinoma in elderly is the topic of this review. The review included chapters on age as the main factor for prostate carcinoma, the modification of disease presentation or PSA level depending on age, and then the challenge of age in therapeutic decisions. Finally, we evaluate the place of elderly patients in prospective trials and in adjustable therapies.
Service d'oncologie médicale et de radiothérapie, hôpital Saint-André, CHU, 1, rue Jean-Burguet, 33075 Bordeaux Cedex, France. alain.ravaud@chu-bordeaux.fr
Alain
A
Ravaud
Gilles
G
Pasticier
Jean-Louis
JL
Davin
Hélène
H
Demeaux
Jean-Philippe
JP
Maire
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen