The nexus of cancer and age.
Extract: The incidence and prevalence of cancer increase with age: 50% of all neoplasms occur in the 12% population aged 65 and older. It is expected that, by the year 2030, 70% of all cancers are to occur in the 20% of the population that by then will be 65 and older. Currently, malignant diseases are the principal cause of deaths for Americans up to age 85. Clearly, only if the management of cancer is effective in the older population, it may reduce the mortality and morbidity related to cancer.
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Division of Geriatric Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.