The state of cancer care in Russia: age and cancer. Features of localization structure, quality of accounting and survival of elderly patients with ZNO (population study). Part 4

Abstract

In the previous series of articles, we examined in detail the features of the prevalence, the quality of primary registration, the localization structure and survival of patients with malignant neoplasms in various age categories of the Russian population from children and adolescents to middle age (45–59 years). In this study, we will consider all these aspects for the following age category of elderly people. In accordance with the distribution of the age structure recommended by the World Health Organization, the elderly population includes people from 60 to 79 years old. The WHO age classification is not an absolute criterion for classifying a person to a certain age structure, especially for residents of different countries, taking into account their socio-economic characteristics. The elderly age according to the university characteristic is determined by the fact that there is a decrease in vital activity. The specific features of morbidity, mortality and survival of the elderly population of Russia will be considered in detail for each five-year age group of the elderly – 60–64 years, 65–69 years, 70–74 years.