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Long Term Toxicity of Cancer Treatment in Older Patients
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- With earlier cancer diagnosis among older patients with cancer, the possibility of curing cancer increases. However, cancer treatment may have a long-lasting impact on older cancer survivors. It is vital to screen, diagnose, and properly manage the long-term toxicities of cancer treatment in order to maintain the quality of life of older cancer survivors.
- Subjects :
- Gerontology
Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Activities of daily living
medicine.medical_treatment
Frail Elderly
Antineoplastic Agents
Comorbidity
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Social support
0302 clinical medicine
Quality of life
Internal medicine
Neoplasms
Activities of Daily Living
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Survival analysis
Aged
Polypharmacy
Aged, 80 and over
Primary Health Care
Radiotherapy
business.industry
Age Factors
Cancer
Social Support
medicine.disease
Survival Analysis
Nutrition Disorders
Radiation therapy
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Quality of Life
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7cc4cfbefff2e7ea3f5082fb75fb1a6b