Causes of death in older patients with cancer: Experience of a tertiary care center in Lebanon

J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 Mar;10(2):365-367. doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.10.017. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Hematology-Oncology department, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon.
² Hematology-Oncology department, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon. Electronic address: ziad_elbakouny@dfci.harvard.edu.
³ Palliative Care Department, Hotel Dieu de France University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Saint-Joseph, Lebanon.

PMID: 30391115
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.10.017

No abstract available

Keywords: Cancer; Cause of death; Elderly; Mortality; Tumor burden.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cause of Death
Female
Heart Failure / mortality*
Hemorrhage / mortality
Humans
Infections / mortality*
Intestinal Obstruction / mortality
Lebanon
Liver Failure / mortality*
Male
Multiple Organ Failure / mortality
Myocardial Infarction / mortality
Neoplasms / mortality*
Renal Insufficiency / mortality*
Respiratory Insufficiency / mortality*
Retrospective Studies
Tertiary Care Centers