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. 2010 Dec;71(12):678-81.
doi: 10.12968/hmed.2010.71.12.678.

Under-representation of the elderly in cancer clinical trials

Kathryn J Lang  1 , Surjit Lidder
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Under-representation of the elderly in cancer clinical trials

Kathryn J Lang et al. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2010 Dec.

Abstract

Cancer predominantly affects the elderly, but those over 65 years of age are significantly and consistently under-represented in clinical trials of potential new treatments. How important is this to cancer care in the elderly, are there identifiable reasons for the disparity and can anything be done to redress the imbalance?

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