EORTC and SIOG update expert opinion on management of elderly patients with NSCLC

The European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - Cancer in the Elderly Task Force and Lung Cancer Group - along with the International Society for Geriatric Oncology have updated their 2010 recommendations on managing treatment for elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The update includes recommendations for screening, surgery, adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy, treatment of locally advanced and metastatic disease as well as new data on patient preferences and geriatric assessment. Read more here.