title: Evaluation and management of elderly patients with lung cancer.
abstract: Most patients diagnosed with lung cancer are older than 65 years. Advancing age is associated with increased medical and psychosocial issues that increase the complexity of care. This article provides a summary and update of work-up and management of elderly patients with lung cancer. Patient-related prognostic factors with attention to assessment of comorbidity in lung cancer patients are reviewed. Recent literature regarding toxicity and advances in locoregional and systemic therapies are reviewed, with recommendations for management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. egore@radonc.mcw.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Movsas
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Santana-Davila
authors.forename: Corey
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Langer
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003657:Decision Making; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors