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Cancer risk increases as baby boomers age
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Cancer Risk Increases As Baby Boomers Age. Cancer is Diagnosed At A Higher Rate, Accounting For More Survivors, And Results In More Deaths Than In Younger Patients.
Washington: Bringing attention to the response towards cancer care, the frequency of cancer is increasing at a tremendous rate.As 10,000 baby boomers reach 65 each day, cancer is said to be increased by 67 per cent between 2010 and 2030.Cancer is diagnosed at a higher rate, accounting for more survivors, and results in more deaths than in younger patients.
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The increasing number of older adults, the association of cancer with aging, the workforce shortage, and the financial stressors across the health care system and family networks, all contribute to a crisis in cancer care that is most pronounced in the older population," three members of the Institute of Medication Committee wrote.
"We need to address the physical, psychological, financial and emotional tolls on caregivers by developing more effective ways to prepare and support them," Dr. Naylor addressed.
The authors noted potential improvements to cancer care among older persons, including passing new laws extending the time period for clinical trials in order to include older adults, noting that although the majority of patients with cancer and cancer survivor are older adults, historically they have been and continue to be underrepresented in all types of cancer trials.
Letting the patients decide what works the authors recommended "publicly reported, robust measures of patient reported outcomes meaningful for this population".
Establishing a national workforce commission to plan for the challenges of an aging population and the complexity of care required by older adults with cancer, including a workforce that values multidisciplinary teams and geriatrics principles.
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