Won Elizabeth
Department of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Chin Clin Oncol. 2017 Oct;6(5):51. doi: 10.21037/cco.2017.10.05.
Esophageal cancer is a disease occurring in older adults and given the aging population, the incidence of cancer in the elderly will continue to rise. However, older patients are less likely to receive treatment for their cancers based on age alone. There are limited data and guidelines for how to manage the older patient population but elderly patients can derive benefit from treatment. This review will describe issues specific to older patients with esophageal cancer with a focus on the utilization of geriatric assessment (GA) tools and how to apply geriatric principles to this cancer patients.
食管癌是一种发生于老年人的疾病，鉴于人口老龄化，老年人群中癌症的发病率将持续上升。然而，仅基于年龄因素，老年患者接受癌症治疗的可能性较低。关于如何管理老年患者群体的数据和指南有限，但老年患者能够从治疗中获益。本综述将描述老年食管癌患者的特定问题，重点关注老年评估（GA）工具的应用以及如何将老年医学原则应用于这类癌症患者。
