Brain Tumors in the Elderly

Abstract

Elderly patients (> or = 65 years) with malignant brain tumors are diagnosed as promptly as younger patients, although they have a markedly different constellation of symptoms. Since diagnosis of brain tumors continues to improve in the elderly, it may be more difficult to ascribe the steady increase in incidence to artifactual factors.

Mortality trends in primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors vary by histopathology, age, race, and sex

“…Rather, these are true increases in death rates in the specific demographic groups described. It is important to acknowledge the significant effect that incidence changes can have on mortality rates and the findings described here support the conclusions of previous research [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Mortality trends in primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors vary by histopathology, age, race, and sex

“…Rather, these are true increases in death rates in the specific demographic groups described. It is important to acknowledge the significant effect that incidence changes can have on mortality rates and the findings described here support the conclusions of previous research [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Gamma knife radiosurgery for elderly patients with brain metastases: evaluation of scoring systems that predict survival

“…The results of this and previous studies support the use of GKRS in patients age 70 years and older and even in those 80 years and older. However, although chemotherapy for primary cancer increased the survival of elderly patients according to some studies [ 31 ], in our series there were no significant differences between GKRS and GKRS followed by chemotherapy.…”

The efficacy of carmustine wafers for older patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prolonging survival

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Mortality trends in primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors vary by histopathology, age, race, and sex

“…Rather, these are true increases in death rates in the specific demographic groups described. It is important to acknowledge the significant effect that incidence changes can have on mortality rates and the findings described here support the conclusions of previous research [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Gamma knife radiosurgery for elderly patients with brain metastases: evaluation of scoring systems that predict survival

“…The results of this and previous studies support the use of GKRS in patients age 70 years and older and even in those 80 years and older. However, although chemotherapy for primary cancer increased the survival of elderly patients according to some studies [ 31 ], in our series there were no significant differences between GKRS and GKRS followed by chemotherapy.…”

The efficacy of carmustine wafers for older patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prolonging survival

“……”

Mortality trends in primary malignant brain and central nervous system tumors vary by histopathology, age, race, and sex

“…Rather, these are true increases in death rates in the specific demographic groups described. It is important to acknowledge the significant effect that incidence changes can have on mortality rates and the findings described here support the conclusions of previous research [ 16 , 17 ].…”

Gamma knife radiosurgery for elderly patients with brain metastases: evaluation of scoring systems that predict survival

“…The results of this and previous studies support the use of GKRS in patients age 70 years and older and even in those 80 years and older. However, although chemotherapy for primary cancer increased the survival of elderly patients according to some studies [ 31 ], in our series there were no significant differences between GKRS and GKRS followed by chemotherapy.…”

The efficacy of carmustine wafers for older patients with glioblastoma multiforme: prolonging survival

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