Lung cancer in older patients
Increasing life expectancy is the goal of social programs in the Russian Federation as a reflection of the success of public health. Globally, there is a trend for aging of the population, contributing to an increased risk for lung cancer developing which is primarily a disease of the elderly. Chron...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Research Institute, Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1
2021-06-01
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| Series: | Инновационная медицина Кубани |
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| Online Access: | https://www.innovmedkub.ru/jour/article/view/422 |
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| Summary: | Increasing life expectancy is the goal of social programs in the Russian Federation as a reflection of the success of public health. Globally, there is a trend for aging of the population, contributing to an increased risk for lung cancer developing which is primarily a disease of the elderly. Chronologic age or performance scores alone are not accurate predictors of patients’ capacity for tolerating aggressive cancer therapies. Use of a comprehensive geriatric assessment to determine treatment strategy is able to reduce toxicities and treatment failures. Safe elderly patients are often able to tolerate surgical resection, radiation, and/or chemotherapy appropriate for their tumor stage, with outcomes similar to those of younger patients, albeit with higher rates of treatment-related toxicity. |
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| ISSN: | 2541-9897 |