Ausili-Cefaro G, Olmi P
Divisione Radioterapia, Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica S. Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168, Roma, Italy.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2001 Sep;39(3):313-7. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(01)00166-4.
60-70% of all cancers will develop in individuals aged 65 and over during this century. Radiation therapy will play a major role in the treatment of cancer, especially in the elderly. The Italian Geriatric Oncology Group (GROG) in 1994 started a number of prospective studies to assess the characteristics of each elderly cancer patient referred to the radiotherapy centers (age, gender, performance status, comorbidity, ADL, family status) and the main features of the tumor in that patient. Based on the obtained results, the role of radiotherapy is underlined and future perspectives are identified.
在本世纪，60%至70%的癌症将发生在65岁及以上的人群中。放射治疗将在癌症治疗中发挥重要作用，尤其是在老年患者中。意大利老年肿瘤学组（GROG）于1994年启动了多项前瞻性研究，以评估转诊至放疗中心的每位老年癌症患者的特征（年龄、性别、体能状态、合并症、日常生活活动能力、家庭状况）以及该患者肿瘤的主要特征。基于所获得的结果，强调了放射治疗的作用并确定了未来的前景。
