Perspectives on Comorbidity and Cancer in Older Patients: Approaches to Expand the Knowledge Base
- 15 February 2001
- journal article
- cancer related-complications
- Published by American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 19 (4) , 1147-1151
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2001.19.4.1147
Abstract
: Not only do persons 65 years and older bear a disproportionate burden of cancer, advancing age is associated with increased vulnerability to other age-related health problems. Newly diag...Keywords
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