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Radiotherapy in elderly patients with prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Prentice Mark,
Lewis Amy,
Payne Heather,
Davda Reena,
Kebreya Muhammad
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
trends in urology and men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2044-3749
pISSN - 2044-3730
DOI - 10.1002/tre.643
Subject(s) - prostate cancer , medicine , radiation therapy , cohort , presentation (obstetrics) , cancer , disease , prostate , management of prostate cancer , gerontology , oncology , surgery
Prostate cancer is considered to be a disease of the elderly, with a median age of presentation in the UK of 66.1 Significant numbers of patients are therefore older and the management of this patient cohort can be more challenging. This article highlights some of the methods that can be used to assess the elderly prostate cancer patient and the studies relevant to making appropriate management decisions.