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Learn about cancer incidence as we age, and how our ever growing aging population, with a high incidence rate for cancer, poses a major challenge for our society. We need to study effective interventions to improve the care and outcomes of this patient population. Cutting funding is not a solution.
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as our population ages cancer in the
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elderly becomes a pressing issue
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particularly for adults over 85 where it
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stands as the second leading cause of
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death although only 2% of the population
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is older than age 85 around 8% of all
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new cancer diagnoses occur in this group
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this population of those 85 and older is
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expected to Triple by 2060 highlighting
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the urgent need to address this
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challenge we must understand this
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growing burden and craft strategy to
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improve outcomes for our aging
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citizens this is Dr Armen sharok a
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geriatric oncologist I am double board
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certified in geriatrics and
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oncology I have more than 12 years of
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experience in taking care of older
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adults with or without
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cancer cancer risk in older adults stems
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from three major factors prolonged
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exposure to carcinogens over a lifetime
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a weakened immune system as we age and
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unhealthy lifestyle choices including
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poor diet smoking and alcohol use these
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risks highlight the importance of
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Lifestyle interventions and preventive
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measures tailored for older populations
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a critical Focus for Effective
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intervention to improve Public Health
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certain cancers dominate among the
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elderly lung cancer often tied to
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smoking prostate cancer common in older
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men and breast cancer which affects
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nearly one out of five women over
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85 these figures urge us to prioritize
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early detection and personal ANZ
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treatment options within Public Health
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policies cancer incidents climbs with
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age highlighting the disproportionate
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impact on older adults while rates below
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age 45 remain low they explode to over
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1,000 cases per 100,000 in those age 60
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and up the median diagnosis age of 66
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emphasizes the urgency for age inclusive
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cancer prevention and screening
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efforts over 90% of cancer diagnosis
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occur in individuals age 45 and older
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with nearly 8% in those 74 and above
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among the 85 Plus group over 140,000 new
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cases were estimated just in
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2019 given the health care pressures
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associated with such statistics tailored
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approaches for geriatric oncology are
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critical Advanced age often results in
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lower survival rates and late stage
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cancer diagnosis which complicates
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treatment success for example only 57%
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of breast cancers in the 85 Plus group
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are caught early compared to 68% in
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younger seniors underscoring the need
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for better early detection strategies
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for the oldest age
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groups elderly patients face unique
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treatment challenges often receiving
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fewer surgeries due to coexisting health
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conditions and Frailty personalized care
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plans become essential in balancing the
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benefits and risks ensuring treatments
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align with individual health and life
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expectancy to optimize outcomes by 2040
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cancer survivors aged 85 and older are
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projected to reach 4.7 million posing
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significant resource
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demands instead of cutting or
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restricting funding opportunities to
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improve care and outcomes of older
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adults with or without cancer policy
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makers must advocate for tailored
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support resources and research on cancer
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biology treatment strategies and
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effective care models for this
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demographic transforming the future of
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elderly Cancer
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