Therapeutic options in older patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

The increase in life expectancy, with its concomitant increase in the risk of cancer, has led to an increased incidence of lung cancer in older people. The median age at diagnosis of lung cancer is between 63 and 70 years. For a long time, there has been a pessimistic attitude by doctors, patients a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Elisabeth Quoix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834012455838