Octogenarians fare well in cancer surgery
April 17th, 2008
Lung cancer patients in their 80s fare just as well following surgery as their younger counterparts, the results of a new study indicate.
A team of US researchers followed the progress of 1,293 patients with lung cancer, 482 of whom underwent surgical treatment.
The study found that while fewer people over the age of 80 tended to have surgery for their cancer, in most cases, they fared as well and sometimes better than their younger counterparts.