Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 128-136 , April 2004

Cancer in older persons: an international issue in an aging world

  • Rosemary Yancik

      Affiliations

    • Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Program, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rosemary Yancik, PhD, Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-9205 USA
  • ,
  • Lynn A.G Ries

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Control Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2003.12.024

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 128-136 , April 2004