Older Patients Are Less Affected by Radiochemotherapeutic Treatment than Younger.

Max J WeilingWencke LosenskyKatharina WächterTeresa SchillingFabian FrankMatthias HaasRainer Fietkau Luitpold Valentin DistelStephanie Weiss

Published in: BioMed research international (2018)

The general belief about younger patients having fewer physical and psychological problems related to radiochemotherapy needs to be reconsidered. Overall resilience of older patients is apparently underestimated.

Keyphrases

mental health
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
physical activity
social support
depressive symptoms
locally advanced
combination therapy
sleep quality
patient reported
rectal cancer