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Chemotherapy for the Older Adult with Cancer

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Cancer is a disease of aging; approximately 60% of all cancers and 70% of cancer mortality occur in persons aged 65 years and over. Aging is a highly individualized process, characterized by physiologic and psychosocial changes that can affect tolerance to treatment. Older patients are a highly heterogeneous group, with varying levels of risk for functional or physical decline and mortality. Historically, clinical trials have not reflected the general population of older cancer patients due to the low numbers of older patients included and the strict inclusion criteria for healthy, “fit” older adults [1]. Therefore, the majority of patients aged 65 years and older with cancer are treated based on data derived from clinical trials that often describe the effects of treatment on the median-age population enrolled in the studies or on the elderly with good performance status.

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