Cancer in elderly patients (CEP) in Tunisia: Retrospective study about 243 patients collected from 2002 to 2007.

e20721 Background: To report the epidemiologic, clinical, extension, treatment and results of CEP in a Tunisian population from a department of medical oncology. Methods: We collected retrospectively cases of CEP (> 70 years) within a cohort treated in a medical oncology department in Tunisia. We analyzed the following data : age, sex, delay to diagnosis(DD), site, histologic type, stage, co-morbidities, treatment and evolution. Results: These CEP collected from 2002 to 2007 represented 16.7% of the 1507 patients treated for cancer during this period. Mean age was 77.7+/- 4.2 years(70 to 86), SR 0.93 and delay to diagnosis 7.8+/6 5,28 months(1 to 48). Lung cancer (49 cases), digestive (46 cases) and Breast cancer (29 cases) represented the most frequent anatomic sites and patients presented co-morbidities in 75 cases. 11 patients (4.5%) developed metachronous second cancers and 40 pts (16.4%) have initial metastases at diagnosis. Treatment included CT in 148 pts (61.3%), S in 85 pts (34%) and RT in 40 pts...