title: Therapy for Hematologic Cancers in Older Patients, Quality of Life, and Health Economics: Difficult Decisions.
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
authors.forename: H Joachim
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Deeg
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle.
authors.forename: Lotte M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Steuten
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D005102:Health Expenditures; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D018579:Patient Selection; D011788:Quality of Life; D019057:Quality-Adjusted Life Years; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome