Big outcome gains from individualised treatment for elderly patients with blood cancers

Big outcome gains from individualised treatment for elderly patients with blood cancers

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4 April 2011

ROME—Clinicians will need increasingly to specialise in geriatric oncology to tackle the growing un-met need for appropriate treatment in elderly patients with blood cancers, according to a leading Eu

Reinhard Stauder

Reinhard Stauder

ROME—Clinicians will need increasingly to specialise in geriatric oncology to tackle the growing un-met need for appropriate treatment in elderly patients with blood cancers, according to a leading European expert talking at the Rome conference on Blood Cancer in the Elderly. Professor Reinhard Stauder of Innsbruck University tells ecancer radio about the steps he and his colleagues are taking to ensure appropriate therapy for older cancer patients.



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