Breast cancer in elderly women and altered clinico-pathological characteristics: a systematic review
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DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4448-5
Abstract: PurposeBreast cancer is the most common malignancy in women in terms of incidence and mortality. Age is undoubtedly the biggest breast cancer risk factor. In this study we examined clinical, histological, and biological characteristics and… read more here.
Keywords: pathological characteristics; breast cancer; cancer; elderly women ... See more keywords
Image Gallery: Neglected skin cancer in an elderly patient with cognitive impairment
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DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18542
Abstract: DEAR EDITOR, A 95-year-old man with severe dementia presented to the emergency department following a fall. He was noted to have a 15 9 12-cm plaque across the right forehead. This had been growing slowly… read more here.
Keywords: neglected skin; elderly patient; skin cancer; image gallery ... See more keywords
Clinical outcomes of adapted hypofractionated radiotherapy for bladder cancer in elderly patients.
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DOI: 10.1111/bju.15983
Abstract: BACKGROUND to investigate the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of trimodal therapy (TMT) using a bifractionated split-course hypofractionated radiation therapy for nonmetastatic muscle-invasive bladder (MIBC) cancer in elderly patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS we retrospectively reviewed the… read more here.
Keywords: bladder; elderly patients; cancer elderly; therapy ... See more keywords
Abstract P3-15-05: Early breast cancer in the elderly: characteristics, therapy, and long-term outcome
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DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p3-15-05
Abstract: Objective: The number of older adults diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing. However, data on breast cancer characteristics, treatment, and survival in elderly women are sparse. Methods: The database of a tertiary cancer center was… read more here.
Keywords: outcome; early breast; breast cancer; cancer ... See more keywords
Rectal cancer in the elderly: A review of treatment variances between younger and older patients.
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DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.4_suppl.839
Abstract: 839Background: Rectal cancer (RC) treatment involves multiple modalities with tolerability a concern for some older patients (pts). However, fit older pts have outcomes similar to those of younger ... read more here.
Keywords: rectal cancer; treatment; older patients; cancer elderly ... See more keywords
Aspirin for prevention of colorectal cancer in the elderly: friend or foe?
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DOI: 10.20524/aog.2020.0556
Abstract: Cancer is the leading cause of death among men and women aged 60-79 years. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in males and the second most common in females, with about 0.8 million… read more here.
Keywords: prevention colorectal; colorectal cancer; cancer; cancer elderly ... See more keywords
Lung cancer, elderly and immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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DOI: 10.21037/jtd.2018.05.90
Abstract: Lung cancer is predominantly a disease of the elderly with about 50% of diagnoses in patients aged ≥70 years and about 14% in those older than 80. Medical and physiological characteristics of elderly cancer patients… read more here.
Keywords: immune checkpoint; checkpoint inhibitors; lung cancer; cancer ... See more keywords
Role of Endogenous Glucocorticoids in Cancer in the Elderly
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms19123774
Abstract: Although not a disease itself, aging represents a risk factor for many aging-related illnesses, including cancer. Numerous causes underlie the increased incidence of malignancies in the elderly, for example, genomic instability and epigenetic alterations that… read more here.
Keywords: glucocorticoids cancer; role endogenous; immunosenescence; cancer ... See more keywords