How to get smarter on pills for seniors
A recent study has determined that a more comprehensive medication assessment and monitoring plan is needed to improve proper drug self-administration for the elderly population.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Colorectal cancer resection mortality still high for elderly
Despite an overall improved mortality seen during the past 10 years, advancing age is associated with higher morbidity and mortality in colorectal cancer resection.
Faster cognitive decline lowers cancer mortality risk
Elderly with faster cognitive decline were found to have lower risk of cancer mortality, according to research.
Racial disparities seen in functional disability of breast cancer
More likely among African-American women with newly diagnosed non-metastatic breast cancer
Cancer in the very elderly: Three programs designed especially for frail patients
These programs are designed to address the unique challenges of providing cancer care to patients older than 65 years.
Elderly can benefit from palliative radiotherapy
Researchers recommend that palliative radiotherapy be considered for painful bone metastases in the elderly, after patients demonstrated a meaningful response to this treatment with no QoL reduction.
Trastuzumab raises heart risk in older women with breast cancer
Heart failure is relatively common in older women undergoing breast cancer treatment, but trastuzumab therapy appears to raise the risk even more.
Withdrawn leukemia drug has good results in UK study
Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, discontinued here in 2010, reduced relapse risk and improved survival in Welsh patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
Radiotherapy after prostatectomy has long-term benefits
Administering radiotherapy after prostatectomy helped nearly two-thirds of users in a recent study remain free of prostate cancer after 10 years.
Older breast cancer patients have more complications with brachytherapy
The breast cancer treatment brachytherapy, heralded for its low complication rates, actually results in more complications than whole-breast radiation 1 year after treatment.
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