“But We Are Already Geriatric Oncologists”—Why Older Patients Need a Special Approach (A View from a United Kingdom Cancer Center)

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics, Volume 98, Issue 4, 2017 Jul 15 | Cree, Anthea, Mb ChB, BSc, MRCP, FRCR; Hawthorn, Tania, BSc, MB ChB, MSc, MRCPsych; Pemberton, Laura, MBChB (Hons), BSc (Hons), MRCP, FRCR;...
To the Editor: Cancer incidence increases in the elderly, with more than half of cancers in the United Kingdom (UKacrnm1) diagnosed in patients aged >70 years. Over the last decade the number of people aged >85 years has increased by one-thi...

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