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Features of cancer in nonagenarians and centenarians
Author(s)	Sidney L Saltzstein, Cynthia A Behling, Rebecca N Baergen
Journal title	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 46, no 8, August 1998
Pages	pp 994-998
Keywords	Cancer ; Death ; Nonagenarians ; Centenarians ; United States of America.
Annotation	One of the fastest growing segments of the population of the US is people aged 90 years and older, and the incidence, mortality, and features of diseases in this age group are becoming important to health care providers. This study described the incidence rates and sites of cancer, the causes of death, and gender and ethnic variations in patients with cancer in a population of people aged 90 years and over. Results showed that the peak age-specific incidence (ASI) of cancer was in the group 80 to 84 years of age. Those aged between 90 and 94 had a higher ASI than any group except those aged 75-89. Ethnic variations in the sites of cancer in people aged 90 years and over were found. The most common cancers were: colorectal cancer, breast cancer, lymphoma/leukemia, prostate cancer, and lung cancer. As age increased, fewer people had their cancers staged. Of the people with cancer who died, the proportion dying of cancer decreased as age increased. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-981002406 A
Classmark	CK: CW: BBR: BBT: 7T
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