Cancer in the elderly.

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dc.contributor.authorBabu, K Govinden_US
dc.date.accessioned2003-07-30en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T14:51:35Z
dc.date.available2003-07-30en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T14:51:35Z
dc.date.issued2003-07-30en_US
dc.description.abstractCancer, the dreaded killer disease, has its aetiology in several factors like genetic, environmental, diet habits, etc. Age over 65 years is generally considered elderly and the cancer incidence increases with age. Cancer is second to cardiovascular disease for the cause of death in the elderly. The behaviour of certain cancers also differ in the elderly thus adding to the ultimate outcome that is usually confounded by several comorbid illnesses. The prognostic factor varies with type of cancer. Older patients with Hodgkin's disease and acute myeloid leukaemia do worse than breast cancer. Radiation therapy is well tolerated by the elderly.en_US
dc.description.affiliationKidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore 560029.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBabu KG. Cancer in the elderly. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2003 Jul; 101(7): 418-9en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/103033
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshAgingen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshNeoplasms --therapyen_US
dc.titleCancer in the elderly.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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