Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment Protocols for the Elderly

Advanced Lung Cancer Treatment Protocols for the Elderly

From case study C, Harold is a widowed farmer, he 75 years old, and has been diagnosed with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer with metastasis of the spinal bone (stage IV). He lives with his son on a farm in the countryside. Harold initially had an x-ray on his chest followed by an ultrasound-guided bronchoscopy before being diagnosed. A scan of the bone also reveals multiple metastasis sites. He also has tested negative for the EGFR mutation. Moreover, he also has other comorbidities, of…