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Issues in treatment
Author(s) -
Balducci Lodovico,
Ades Terri,
Carbone Paul P.,
Friedman Michael,
Fulmer Terry,
Galakotos Andrew,
Yancik Rosemary
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19911201)68:11+<2527::aid-cncr2820681509>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , quality of life (healthcare) , intensive care medicine , cancer treatment , palliative care , nursing
The Committee on Treatment acknowledged the paucity of information related to the management of cancer in older patients and identified short‐term and long‐term efforts to study these issues. Short‐term efforts should focus on effects of cancer and cancer treatment on survival and quality of life, efficacy and toxicity of antineoplastic therapy, barriers to adequate treatment, alternative settings of cancer care, and special supportive care needs. Long‐term efforts should focus on unique features of cancer in older patients, long‐term effects of cancer and cancer treatment, and prevention and detection of new primary malignancies. The Committee recognized that our recent advances in cancer treatment including palliative surgery, limited surgery, radiosurgery, and antidotes to drug toxicity may improve the tolerance of antineoplastic therapy by older patients and be beneficial in terms of survival and quality of life.