Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 160-164 , August 2010

Cancer in nonagenarians: Profile, treatments and outcomes

  • Martine Extermann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology Sciences, University of South Florida, United States
    • Senior Adult Oncology Program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 813 745 3822; fax: +1 813 745 1908.
    • ,
  • Edward J. Crane

      Affiliations

    • Oncology Hematology Care, Inc., Cincinnati, OH, United States
    • ,
  • David Boulware

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Epidemiology Center, University of South Florida, United States

Received 1 December 2008 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 21 July 2009.

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☆ This article was originally published in the Journal of Geriatric Oncology 2010;1:27–31. This article is republished with kind permission from the Journal of Geriatric Oncology.

PII: S1040-8428(10)00154-X

doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.06.011

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 2 , Pages 160-164 , August 2010

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