70岁以上老年人食管癌放射治疗疗效观察

Radiotherapy for Carcinoma of the Esophagus in the Elderly Patients

摘要: 自1983 年1 至1993 年3 月，我院放射治疗70 岁以上老年人（老年）食管癌46 例，其中Ⅲ、Ⅳ期病人占82-6 %, 伴发病多达47-8 %.全组1 、3 、5 年生存率分别为45-7 % 、22-7% 、11-9 %.初步结果表明：放射治疗对老年食管癌患者是一种安全、有效的治疗方法。同时应注意伴发病的治疗。

Abstract: Esophagus cancer in 46 elderly patients were treated by radiotherapy from 1983 to 1993.Stage of Ⅲ and Ⅳ were 82 6%.The were 47 8% of the esophageal carcinoma accompanied by the other diseases in the elderly patients.The overall survival rates of 1、3、5 years were 45 7%、22 7%、11 9%,respectively.The preliminary results shown that radiotherapy was safe and effective for esophageal cancer in the elderly patients.