周全性老年评估在老年头颈癌患者中的应用

The application of comprehensive geriatric assessment in elderly patients with head and neck cancer

头颈癌的治疗以手术和放化疗为主,但临床上对老年患者实施侵入性治疗的合理性还存在质疑。尽管老年头颈癌患者的比例逐步增加,却几乎没有一致的治疗标准。本文从循证医学角度呈现当前治疗的证据水平,为老年头颈癌患者提供具体的治疗建议,并基于对文献的系统评价提出一种算法用以评估老年头颈癌患者的治疗风险。

The treatment of head and neck cancer is dominated by surgery and radiochemotherapy.For elderly patients,however,the rationality of invasive treatment is questioned in clinical practice.Although the proportion of geriatric patients with head and neck canc⁃er is increasing,there are few consistent standards in the literature and guidelines.From the perspective of evidence⁃based medicine,this paper presents current evidence for treatment so as to provide specific recommendations for treating head and neck cancer in the elderly.Furthermore,based on a systematic literature review,a clinical algorithm is proposed to evaluate the treatment risk of elderly patients with head and neck cancer.