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Edited by Ian S. Fentiman and Silvio Monfardini. 173 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1994. $92. ISBN 0-19-262200-5.

"Age is the major risk factor for the majority of cancers, half of which become clinically evident in people over 70 years old." So ends the first paragraph of the preface to this book addressing problems of cancer in old age. With continuing declines in mortality from cardiovascular causes, cancer will become increasingly important as a cause of death in older persons. This book is an important contribution to the emerging field of geriatric oncology.

About half the book deals with age-related mechanisms of susceptibility to cancer, psychosocial issues, terminal care, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. These chapters are generally well-written summaries. . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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