NCI Bulletin
People age 65 and older represent approximately 60 percent of cancer
patients and account for 70 percent of annual cancer deaths. As the U.S.
population continues to age, these percentages will only continue to
grow in the coming decades...
“We really need to ask ourselves, if the majority of cancer patients are
65 and older, why have we structured oncology science and care to be a
set of systems that is focused on younger patients and views the
majority as a minority?” asked Dr. Sarah Kagan, a clinical nurse
specialist and geriatric oncology researcher at the University of
Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center. For instance, she continued, cancer
clinical trials typically include few older patients and mostly those
without other significant illnesses. “That’s not real life in an aging
society,” Dr. Kagan said... read more
Find a Doctor/Researcher
Make an Appointment
Refer a Patient
Make a Gift
Penn Cancer Network
