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