Cancer in the elderly.
A considerable knowledge has been collected in the last 20 years through retrospective and prospective trials on the medical management of cancer in older patients. Today a better approach to prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-related complications in older patients is provided by specific guide-lines.In this review, a synthetic information on the medical treatment specifically required by patients with age associated conditions for the most common tumor types (breast, non-small-cell lung prostate, colrectal cancer, and aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) is presented.
Geriatric Oncology Program, Fondazione Don C.Gnocchi, Milan, Italy. smonfardini@dongnocchi.it
Silvio
S
Monfardini
Cristina
C
Falci
Antonella
A
Brunello
Sara
S
Lonardi
Umberto
U
Basso
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies