Surgical management of the older patient with cancer

David M. Heimann; M. Margaret Kemeny

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-89070-8_8

Surgical management of the older patient with cancer

David M. Heimann, M. Margaret Kemeny

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Abstract

In the first 50 years of the new millennium, the percentage of Americans over the age of 65 is expected to double [50] from 35 million to 70 million. Since the incidence of cancer increases exponentially with advancing age, it is expected that there will be a significant swell in the number of elderly patients diagnosed with cancer. It is projected that by the year 2030, the number of cancers in the elderly will reach 1.5 million [127] and will exceed 2.6 million by 2050 [50].

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Geriatric Oncology
Subtitle of host publication	Treatment, Assessment and Management
Publisher	Springer US
Pages	157-200
Number of pages	44
ISBN (Print)	9780387890692
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89070-8_8
State	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

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