title: [Aging and cancer care in France: hospitalization requirement in 2012].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  French national cancer plans were rolled out oncogeriatric coordination units in France in particular to enable all elderly people with cancer in each region to benefit from a specific care management.
  
  
  METHODS
  The national hospital discharge database was analyzed in order to analyze hospitalizations related to cancer care in ≥75 years patients for year 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 358,721 patients with 1,492,935 hospitalizations were recorded, respectively with chemotherapy (32.4%), radiotherapy (23.0%), surgery (10.6%), palliative care (3.9%), or other care (30.9%). Hospital activity was distributed in hospitals (36.3%), clinics (23.4%), academic hospitals (20.9%), cancer centers (11.8%). Their respective share varied according to care. Total activity volume and number of health care facilities involved were highly variable in the different regions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These data would permit development of a national oncogeriatric policy through the action of regional oncogeriatric coordination units. These units should prioritize training actions and good practice guidelines dissemination in health care institutions with a high activity volume in this domain.
authors.affiliation: Institut national du cancer, pôle santé publique et soins, observation-veille-évaluation, 52, avenue Morizet, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, France. Electronic address: clebihan@institutcancer.fr.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Le Bihan-Benjamin
authors.affiliation: Institut national du cancer, pôle santé publique et soins, département organisation des soins, 52, avenue Morizet, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Jeanne-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bréchot
authors.affiliation: Institut national du cancer, pôle santé publique et soins, observation-veille-évaluation, 52, avenue Morizet, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Philippe-Jean
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bousquet
authors.affiliation: Institut national du cancer, direction du pôle santé publique et soins, 52, avenue Morizet, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Viguier
authors.affiliation: Institut national du cancer, présidence, 52, avenue Morizet, 92513 Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buzyn
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Descartes, AP-HP, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, service de gériatrie, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Saint-Jean
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: Elderly; Health care organization; Hospitalisation; Hospitalization; Oncogeriatrics; Oncogériatrie; Organisation des soins; PMSI