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Addressing the challenges of an aging population

SIOG 2013 (International Society of Geriatric Oncology)

24 - 26 Oct 2013

Published: 8 Nov 2013

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Dr Harvey Cohen - Duke University, North Carolina, USA

Dr Harvey Cohen talks to ecancer at the 2013 SIOG meeting about the difficulties in treating older patients and older patients with advanced cancer. The challenges in treating these demographics come from a number of factors, such as physiological, social and financial.

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