Erschienen in:
01.07.2010 | Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Managing Elderly Soft Tissue Sarcoma Patients—Should Age Drive Treatment?
verfasst von:
Dina Lev, MD, Raphael E. Pollock, MD
Erschienen in:
Annals of Surgical Oncology
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Ausgabe 7/2010
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Excerpt
As the mean age of the US population increases because of the maturation of the “Baby Boomer” generation, several important demographic sequellae emerge. The overall incidence of new cancer cases is increasing, there is a concomitant generally increased incidence of cancer cases within specific disease sites, and there is an associated increased incidence of disease site-specific lesions within older age groups as a percentage of those burdened by certain malignancies. In light of these trends, it is both appropriate and timely that we consider how cancer care is given to older populations within the confines of specific disease entities. …