Cancer in the Elderly & Young Women
July 20, 2022
Dr Radhika has a special interest and care in the management of these two groups of women above.Special considerations in the younger group (less than 45 yrs of age) range from fertility issues,aggressive tumour biology and possibility of having inherited cancer.Dr Radhika appreciates the difficulties faced by these ladies and coordinates the management under a multidisciplinary team including medical oncologist/geneticist ; radiation oncologist;IVF specialist ( gynaecologist ) and allied health specialists and support groups.
The elderly group on the other hand will usually have underlying chronic medical problems ,mobility issues to consider before initiating treatment.Hence their treatment regimes will often require modifications to
standard regimes which aims to maintain their quality of life at the same time treating the cancer without compromising their overall health.
