Elderly patients with brain metastases: new support for the balancing act in treatment decision making

Affiliations

¹ Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Institute for Radiation-Oncology, Chur, Switzerland.
² Radiation Oncology Clinic, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

Editorial

Brigitta G Baumert et al. Neuro Oncol. 2021.

. 2021 Apr 12;23(4):533-534.

doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noab028.

¹ Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Institute for Radiation-Oncology, Chur, Switzerland.
² Radiation Oncology Clinic, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland.

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Population-based estimates of survival among elderly patients with brain metastases.
Lamba N, Kearney RB, Catalano PJ, Hassett MJ, Wen PY, Haas-Kogan DA, Aizer AA. Lamba N, et al. Neuro Oncol. 2021 Apr 12;23(4):661-676. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/noaa233. Neuro Oncol. 2021. PMID: 33068418 Free PMC article.

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