September 27-28, 2002
The Swissôtel
Boston, MA, USA
 

Conference Chairs - Paul Calabresi MD (Rhode Island, USA) and Lazzaro Repetto MD (Rome, Italy)

Topics:

• Progress in surgical, medical and radiation oncology in the treatment of the elderly
• Comorbidity, functional status and geriatric evaluation
• Aging, immune defences, cancer and infections
• Developing research in geriatric oncology
• Treatment of the elderly patients and its cost
• Complex issues in the elderly (prostate cancer in the “not too fit” elderly), pharmacology of cytotoxic agents, drug interactions, osteoporosis
• Future of geriatric oncology
• Special joint sessions with MASCC, AGS and ASCO
   

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