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  • Title: [Lung cancer in the aged--with special reference to radiation therapy].
    Author: Yamanaka M, Kaneta K.
    Journal: Gan No Rinsho; 1983 Aug; 29(10):1160-6. PubMed ID: 6313980.
    Abstract:
    Frequent distributions of different histological diagnosis and stages of lung cancer patients were examined among 4 different age groups consisting of (1) older than 70 years old, (2) 69-65, (3) 64-60 and (4) younger than 60. All patients examined were male and their primary tumor had not been removed. The worst prognosis was found among the age group 69-65 years followed by the older than 70 years. Patients whose age was younger than 60 showed better prognosis. Elderly patients should be irradiated with about 10% smaller radiation field. When chemotherapy is combined with irradiation, radiation dose and field should be lower than with irradiation alone.
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