Journal article
Analysis of Treatment Practices for Elderly Cancer Patients in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
PURPOSE: Older patients are underrepresented in many areas of cancer services utilization and in clinical trial enrollment. This study evaluates whether age, when adjusted for sex, comorbidity, stage, tumor site, geography, and time period, is predictive of cancer treatment practice.
METHODS: First, we used the Ontario Cancer Registry (OCR) to examine for any apparent differences in treatment practices between elderly (> or = 70 years) and …
Authors
Townsley C; Pond GR; Peloza B; Kok J; Naidoo K; Dale D; Herbert C; Holowaty E; Straus S; Siu LL
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 23, No. 16, pp. 3802–3810
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
June 1, 2005
DOI
10.1200/jco.2005.06.742
ISSN
0732-183X