Weintraub N T, Freedman M L
New York University School of Medicine, New York.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1987 Nov;3(4):669-94.
Gynecologic malignancies account for over 20,000 deaths in the United States each year, and over half of these occur in elderly women. If discovered in their early stages, each of these cancers is curable, but increasing age usually correlates with more advanced stage of disease. Except for ovarian cancer, these diseases can be detected in asymptomatic women by simple screening procedures. Although elderly women may be more difficult to treat because of intercurrent medical illness, when they are treated aggressively, age usually has no independent prognostic significance.
在美国，每年有超过20000人死于妇科恶性肿瘤，其中一半以上发生在老年女性身上。如果在早期发现，这些癌症都是可以治愈的，但年龄的增长通常与疾病的更晚期相关。除卵巢癌外，通过简单的筛查程序就可以在无症状女性中检测出这些疾病。尽管由于并存的内科疾病，老年女性可能更难治疗，但当积极治疗时，年龄通常没有独立的预后意义。
