Oral health in older adults with cancer

• Main Authors: Ana Patricia Navarrete-Reyes (Author), Juan Pablo Negrete-Najar (Author), Gabriel Cojuc-Konigsberg (Author), Jimena Gómez-Camacho (Author), Yoselin Juárez-Carrillo (Author), Luis Gerardo López-Mosqueda (Author), Rodrigo Rangel-Tapia (Author), Juan Alberto Ríos-Nava (Author), Carlos Alberto Ruiz-Manríquez (Author), Darío Alejandro Sandoval-Valdez (Author), Ana Cristina Torres-Pérez (Author), Juan Miguel Antonio García-Lara (Author), Enrique Soto- (Author), Yanin Chavarri-Guerra (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cancer is a disease of older adults, with 60% of cancer diagnoses and 70% of cancer deaths occurring in individuals ≥ 65 years. Normal oral aging may transition to disease in the presence of one or more potential modifiers, such as a new oncological diagnosis or a new treatment. Oral conditions in p...