University of South Florida
Managing older chemo patients involves preventing pharmacologic complications
Published in Mental Health Law Weekly, January 12th, 2004
"Aging is associated with decreased functional reserve of multiple organ systems and with changes in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Older individuals express enhanced susceptibility to the complications of cytotoxic chemotherapy, especially to myleotoxicity, mucositis, cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity," investigators in the United States report.
"The management of older individuals with chemotherapy involves then prevention of these complications. General precautions include proper patient selection, based on the...
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