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7542508

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-29
pubmed:abstractText
Palliative therapy in elderly cancer patients deserves special attention because of differences between young and elderly cancer patients. In elderly patients, the treatment produces more adverse effects and the disease is cured less frequently, but the prognosis is usually better than in young patients with cancer. In the elderly population, cancer is seen more frequently than in the young population, yet elderly patients are less frequently included in trials. It is obvious that the results obtained from the treatment of young cancer patients do not necessarily apply to elderly cancer patients. The existing lack of formal data for the management of elderly cancer patients justifies 5 distinctive steps: collection of individual information; review of the available and appropriate knowledge; definition and specification of treatment goals; selection of treatment tools; and assessment of outcome. Following these steps will lead to coordination of oncology and palliative medicine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1170-229X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-209
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Palliative therapies in elderly cancer patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine III, University of Ulm, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review