Geriatric oncology: where age is not measured by years

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com 60% of newly diagnosed malignant tumors and 70% of cancer deaths occur in people aged 65 years or older [3]. In the literature, many cancers are linked to aging; these include breast, colorectal, prostate, pancreatic, lung and bladder carcinomas. Consequently, Medicine created the sub-specialty of Geriatric Oncology. This branch is mainly concerned by the diagnosis and treatment of cancers in the elderly, targeting the population aged 65 and older, while incorporating their special needs into the anti-neoplastic treatment. So, the age was transformed from an absolute chronological number to an association and accumulation of multiple comorbidities.