Global ‘silver tsunami’ of older cancer patients is coming, experts warn

Global ‘silver tsunami’ of older cancer patients is coming, experts warn The world must urgently prepare for a global “tsunami” of millions of older cancer patients or risk healthcare systems being unable to cope, leading doctors have warned.

With life expectancy increasing and a rapidly soaring population of older people, a looming increase in elderly patients with cancer was now a “serious public health concern”, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) said in a report. Cancer centres must prepare for “the silver oncologic tsunami”, the experts added. The Guardian

See also:

• Cancer Centers Must Adopt Geriatric-Based Care Models to Prepare for the Incoming ‘Silver Oncologic Tsunami’ American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Warning that NHS will be hit by 'silver tsunami' of older cancer patients with cases set to surge by a THIRD in next 2 decades due to ageing population The Daily Mail
• 'Silver tsunami' of elderly cancer patients could overwhelm NHS The Daily Telegraph