Locally advanced skin cancers of the frail and elderly: consider adaptive split-course radiotherapy

Br J Dermatol. 2018 Dec;179(6):1416-1417. doi: 10.1111/bjd.17037. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

Authors

G B Fogarty¹, K R McLaren¹, Z Moutrie¹, T S C Poon², M A Izard^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ GenesisCare, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mater Hospital, Crows Nest, NSW, 2065, Australia.
² Neutral Bay Laser & Dermatology Clinic, Suite 202, 156 Military Road, Neutral Bay, NSW, Australia.
³ Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.

PMID: 30117147
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17037

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Basal Cell / radiotherapy*
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / pathology
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy*
Dose Fractionation, Radiation*
Feasibility Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Frail Elderly
Humans
Male
Melanoma / pathology
Melanoma / radiotherapy*
Middle Aged
Skin / pathology
Skin / radiation effects
Skin Neoplasms / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Treatment Outcome