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- Title
Investigation and treatment of cancer in old age.
- Authors
GOSNEY, MARGOT
- Abstract
The author offers opinions on the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in older people. It is stated that while primary prevention methods such as changes in diet, exercise or smoking are often ineffective for older people, medical screening for colorectal cancers should be employed more frequently. Palliative radiotherapy for lung cancer patients who are older people is recommended.
- Subjects
DISEASE diagnosis in older people; TREATMENT of diseases in older people; AGE factors in cancer; EARLY detection of cancer; CANCER radiotherapy
- Publication
Age & Ageing, 1998, Vol 27, Issue 4, p417
- ISSN
0002-0729
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1093/ageing/27.4.417