Open AccessOptimizing the Management of Prostate Cancer in Senior Adults: Call to Action
Author(s) -
Fitzpatrick John M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-s1-01
Subject(s) - medicine , call to action , prostate cancer , action (physics) , management of prostate cancer , cancer , gerontology , intensive care medicine , physics , marketing , quantum mechanics , business
This article briefly reviews the current state of therapy for older patients with prostate cancer and provides a call‐to‐action highlighting the need for an improved global standard of care in this patient population.