title: ESH-SIOG International Conference on Haematological Malignancies in the Elderly.
abstract: The aging of the population has been associated with an increased incidence and prevalence of neoplastic diseases. The management of cancer in the older aged person involves novel clinical problems, including benefits and risks of treatment in individuals with reduced life expectancy and treatment tolerance. The European School of Hematology has convened the first conference on hematological malignancies in the elderly to explore the issues related to the diagnosis and the treatment of these conditions, and to provide a frame of reference for therapeutic decisions to practicing hematologists. The main themes of the conference, which was attended by hematologists and geriatricians from Europe and the Americas, included an operative definition of aging, the effectiveness and risks of antineoplastic treatment in the aged, and the management of common malignancies such as myelodysplasia, leukemia, myeloma and lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatric Oncology, Senior Adult Oncology program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA. lodovico.balducci@moffitt.org
authors.forename: Lodovico
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Balducci
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents