Oncology Care and Research in the Elderly

Dear Colleagues,

The cancer burden continues to rise globally, especially in the elderly, as incidence rates increase with age for most cancers. Although many cancer prevention interventions have been implemented, many older people still engage in cancer-related risky behaviors and do not take cancer preventive measures as recommended. Reports have also demonstrated that older people are more likely to be diagnosed with cancer via an emergency hospital visit rather than recognizing symptoms and actively seeking medical support at an early stage. The increasing number of cancer patients and survivors with long lifespans, and the high cost of cancer treatments, have also shifted cancer care from the hospital to the community, leading to an unprecedented dependence on career support for high quality care.

This Special Issue welcomes submissions that focus on identifying personal, social and environmental factors in changing cancer-related risky behaviors, promoting cancer preventive measures, raising awareness of cancer symptoms and supporting caregiving in cancer, and develop and test evidence-based interventions to inform the best practice of prevention and supportive care in cancer among older adults. This Special Issue provides an open access opportunity to publish research articles, reviews, opinions, letters, and case reports to this important filed of research. It is hope that this Special Issue will advance our understanding of cancer prevention and care in older adults and help identify effective strategies to reduce the cancer burden and promote better quality care.

Dr. Doris Y.P. Leung
Guest Editor

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