Idrees Muhammad, Tejani Mohamed
Internal Medicine, Bassett Medical Center - Columbia University, Cooperstown, USA.
Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, USA.
Cureus. 2019 May 22;11(5):e4713. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4713.
Colon cancer is one of the most common cancers in the United States and is expected to rise as the prevalence of colon cancer is increasing with increasing aging population. Though some studies have shown benefits of chemotherapy in the elderly population, however, they are also at risk of drug toxicities. We searched major search engines including PubMed, Medline and EMBASE and reviewed articles published in the last 10 years. Here we present current treatment strategies available for the metastatic colon cancer in elderly patients.
结肠癌是美国最常见的癌症之一，并且随着老年人口的增加，结肠癌患病率上升，预计其发病率也会上升。尽管一些研究表明化疗对老年人群有益，然而，他们也有药物毒性的风险。我们检索了包括PubMed、Medline和EMBASE在内的主要搜索引擎，并回顾了过去10年发表的文章。在此，我们介绍老年转移性结肠癌患者目前可用的治疗策略。
