[Survey on the Choice of the Treatment in Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Cancer].
Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
; 118(8): 1053-7, 2015 Aug.
Article
em Ja
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26548099
ABSTRACT
The elderly population has been increasing, in Japan. With this increase, the incidence of elderly patients with head and neck cancer is likely to increase concomitantly. Therefore, a strategy for addressing this problem must be defined. In this study, a questionnaire for head and neck cancer specialists, certified by the Japanese Society of Head and Neck Surgery, is analyzed. The survey was conducted in 225 head and neck cancer specialists, and 122 answers were complete and bare analyzed in this study. Comorbidity was found to be the most important factor in decision making for head and neck cancer, even though it is subclinical. Especially important was the cognitive state, the dysfunction of which might decrease the feeling of struggle against the disease. These results indicate that we must choose the appropriate treatment based on the evaluation of the physical and emotional condition of the patients and their families, not only on their age. However, this suggestion includes some problems, such as the fact that the criteria are not definite and the choice of the treatment might be at risk of being judged by only one doctor.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Inquéritos e Questionários
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Neoplasias de Cabeça e Pescoço
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Nihon Jibiinkoka Gakkai Kaiho
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article