Cancer in Elderly People

Cancer in Elderly People

Workshop Proceedings

  • Editor: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309104760
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309668736
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309179645
  • Lloc de publicació:  United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2007
  • Mes: Març
  • Pàgines: 107
  • DDC: 616
  • Idioma: Anglés

A high proportion of cancer occurs primarily in older persons, and incidence of the major cancers is greater. This, combined with the expansion of an aging America, is bound to have far reaching effects on the nation's healthcare industry.

This summary of a workshop held in October 2006, reviews the various important implications of changing demographics and the cancer disease burden in the United States.

  • FrontMatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Prepared Presentations and Discussion
  • References
  • Appendix: Workshop Agenda

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