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Age is not a key factor in cancer survival, but clinical trials exclude older patients
Date:11/6/2008

focus that other clinicians put on age when they treat older patients with cancer.

"We would like to see less decisions taken on the basis of age and more research that explores the complex needs of older people, so that they can be treated more effectively and enjoy a better quality of life" concludes Dr Domingo.


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