Lung cancer in older patients
| Autor: | D. A. Kharagezov, Yu. N. Lazutin, S. P. Pyltsin, A. G. Milakin, O. N. Stateshny, I. A. Leyman, E. A. Mirzoyan |
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| Jazyk: | ruština |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
lung cancer
elderly patients screening geriatric assessment surgical treatment stereotactic radiation therapy targeted therapy immunotherapy Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens RC254-282 Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system RC666-701 Surgery RD1-811 Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid RC86-88.9 |
| Zdroj: | Инновационная медицина Кубани, Vol 0, Iss 2, Pp 65-71 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2541-9897 2500-0268 |
| DOI: | 10.35401/2500-0268-2021-22-2-65-71 |
| Popis: | Increasing life expectancy is the goal of social programs in the Russian Federation as a reflection of the success of public health. Globally, there is a trend for aging of the population, contributing to an increased risk for lung cancer developing which is primarily a disease of the elderly. Chronologic age or performance scores alone are not accurate predictors of patients’ capacity for tolerating aggressive cancer therapies. Use of a comprehensive geriatric assessment to determine treatment strategy is able to reduce toxicities and treatment failures. Safe elderly patients are often able to tolerate surgical resection, radiation, and/or chemotherapy appropriate for their tumor stage, with outcomes similar to those of younger patients, albeit with higher rates of treatment-related toxicity. |
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