Demographic transition - Cancer trends in geriatric population of North India
Kansal, S.; Rao, S.
Journal of Geriatric Oncology 10(2): 362-364
2019
ISSN/ISBN: 1879-4076 PMID: 30104157 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.07.011Document Number: 248331
Developing countries like India are witnessing a demographic transition resulting in population ageing. This population expansion will in future increase the burden of diseases more prevalent in older patients. Since cancer incidence increases with age, a surge in geriatric patients with cancer will soon overburden the health care system of our country. In anticipation of this change, present retrospective study done at a tertiary care centre highlights the cancer spectrum in all age groups with emphasis on geriatric patients. We stress upon the need for specialised care of these patients in India.
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