Geriatric assessment for oncologists

The world is experiencing aging of its population. Age-specific incidence rates of cancer are higher and cancer is now recognized as a part of aging. Treating older patients can be challenging. The clinical behavior of some tumors changes with age and the aging process itself brings physiological ch...

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Main Authors: Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Holly M. Holmes, Armin Shahrokni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: China Anti-Cancer Association 2015-12-01
Series:Cancer Biology & Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.cancerbiomed.org/index.php/cocr/article/view/880