Radiotherapy in the aged

Radiation therapy fulfills all the requirements to be used with curative or palliative intent in nearly every case of cancer in the elderly. Radiotherapy is not associated with acute mortality in older persons and can permit organ and tissue preservation. The modern modalities to deliver radiotherap...

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Published inClinics in geriatric medicine Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 143
Main Authors Olmi, P, Cefaro, G A, Balzi, M, Becciolini, A, Geinitz, H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1997
Subjects
Age Factors
Aged
Clinical Protocols
Female
Humans
Incidence
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - pathology
Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Radiation therapy fulfills all the requirements to be used with curative or palliative intent in nearly every case of cancer in the elderly. Radiotherapy is not associated with acute mortality in older persons and can permit organ and tissue preservation. The modern modalities to deliver radiotherapy treatment permit a large sparing of normal tissues. We need major information on proliferative activity of normal tissues and cancer in the elderly, on results according to stage of tumors, and on acute and late sequelae according to performance status of the patient. It is mandatory to perform prospective studies in order to work out protocols for oncologic treatments and specifically for radiotherapy, to treat adequately an increasing part of population.
ISSN:0749-0690
DOI:10.1016/S0749-0690(18)30187-3