(Download) "Cancer in Elderly People" by National Cancer Policy Forum " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Cancer in Elderly People
- Author : National Cancer Policy Forum
- Release Date : January 20, 2007
- Genre: Medical,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 1914 KB
Description
A high proportion of cancer occurs primarily in older persons, and incidence of the major cancers is greater. This, combined with the expansion of an aging America, is bound to have far reaching effects on the nation's healthcare industry.
This summary of a workshop held in October 2006, reviews the various important implications of changing demographics and the cancer disease burden in the United States.