Comorbidity assessment and radiotherapy in elderly cancer patients

F. Fiorica, A. Stefanelli, R. Fisichella, U. Tirelli, M. Berretta

Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy. francesco.fiorica@unife.it

Department of Surgery, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy

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• Oncology

More than 60% of all cancer patients in Europe and the USA are older than 65 years at the time of diagnosis. Despite this, elderly patients are generally under-represented in clinical trials. There is a lack of clinical trials to drive evidence-based decision making in the elderly cancer patients.

In this review, we address the most important issue surrounding the treatment of older cancer patients: comorbidity assessment.

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