Number of elderly cancer patients to double by 2030
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Cancer researchers warned Monday that the number of elderly cancer patients would likely double from 2000 to 2030, creating &quot;huge challenges&quot; to healthcare systems worldwide.
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In the past decade, the number of elderly Americans in assisted living has tripled, to nearly one million.
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SUNDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Currently, 26.6 million people worldwide have Alzheimer&#39;s disease and that number could grow to more than 100 million people by 2050, a new analysis shows.
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Proportion of breast cancer patients who undergo unnecessary double mastectomies increases.
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but a longer life is not one of them, researchers reported yesterday. Writing in The Journal of Clinical Oncology
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More than 100,000 women with breast cancer were offered new hope yesterday by research hailed as the biggest advance in treatment of the disease for 30 years.
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A group representing over 30 pensioners&#39; organisations has urged the Government to extend breast cancer screening to women over the age of 64.
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Diagnosed cases of cancer rose by 10 percent in Europe over two years, an increase attributable to the continent's ageing population, the effects of smoking and better screening for breast cancer, doctors reported.
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Asia is bracing for a dramatic surge in cancer rates over the next decade as people in the developing world live longer and adopt bad Western habits
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Elderly cancer patients may be saddled with huge drug bills because some oncologists with slashed Medicare reimbursement rates are no longer purchasing drugs on their patients' behalf, a report from a patient advocacy group says.
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Sirtris-sponsored study shows potential for the fight against aging.
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Cancer deaths will more than double  to 17 million people each year in 2030 with poor countries  shouldering the heaviest burden from the disease, the head of  the United Nation&#39;s cancer agency said on Monday.
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Proposed cuts in Medicare payments for cancer drugs will be nearly double Bush administration estimates, potentially limiting access to care, according to a survey of cancer doctors.
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DISTANT relatives of cancer victims have a higher than average chance of suffering the disease themselves, researchers say. Scientists looked at the family tree of about 32,000 patients
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Cancers among children and older teenagers are increasing more quickly in Europe than 30 years ago, according to a major study published today.
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The cost of providing long-term care for the elderly could soar by the middle of this century, experts warn.
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Seniors are supersizing themselves, with the number of obese older Americans doubling in the past 20 years, according to a federal report released Thursday by the National Institute on Aging.