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[The elderly in radiotherapy: myths and prospects].
Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement 2014 September
In this single-center retrospective case-control study, 62 patients were divided into two age groups (80 years and older versus less than 65 years) treated with external beam radiation during the same period. The main objective was to investigate differences in care between these two populations. Two parameters appear statistically different between the two groups: the indication of patient weight (reported for 39% of elderly patients versus 71% of younger patients, p=0.039) and hypofractioned radiotherapy (61% and 23% of patients respectively, p=0.002). No significant difference was found for the purpose of this radiotherapy (curative or palliative), the terms of this treatment, place the patient's life and monitoring. The oncogeriatrics was born of a partnership between medical oncologists and geriatricians, it would be now useful to further develop collaboration with radiation oncologists.
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