Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: OverviewCancer is the leading cause of death in women and men aged 60 to 79 years. 1 More than 50% of all cancers and more than 70% of cancer-related deaths in the United States occur in patients aged 65 years or older. 2 By 2030, an estimated 70% of all cancers will be diagnosed in adults aged 65 years or older.3 Older individuals are more prone to develop cancer than younger individuals.Furthermore, the aging of the U.S. population and increased life expectancy of the elderly mean that cancer in older adults is becoming an increasingly common problem.Unique issues must be considered when caring for older adults with cancer.The biology of certain neoplasms and responsiveness to therapy changes
Authors: Arti Hurria, Ilene S. Browner, Harvey Jay Cohen, Crystal S. Denlinger, Mollie deShazo, Martine Extermann, Apar Kishor P. Ganti, Jimmie C. Holland, Holly M. Holmes, Mohana B. Karlekar, Nancy L. Keating, June McKoy, Bruno C. Medeiros, Ewa Mrozek, Tracey O’Connor, Stephen H. Petersdorf, Hope S. Rugo, Rebecca A. Silliman, William P. Tew, Louise C. Walter, Alva B. Weir, Tanya Wildes
Institutions: City Of Hope National Medical Center, City of Hope, Johns Hopkins University, National Comprehensive Cancer Network, Duke University, Duke Cancer Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center, University of Alabama, University of South Florida, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Stanford University, The Ohio State University, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Washington, University of California, San Francisco, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Tennessee System
Language: English
Topic: Frailty in Older Adults
Subfield: Geriatrics and Gerontology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2117613235