How old was the most elderly patient you have successfully treated with definitive radiation or chemoradiation for advanced oropharyngeal cancer?

The timing of this question could not be more fitting, since I am currently treating a 97 y.o. gentleman with radiation therapy for his HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Upon his simulation, my therapist and nursing staff gave me a hard time for even offering the patient any cancer treatment. Lit...

The question with elderly patients should be whether length of life times magnitude of benefit warrants the toxicity and cost of treatment. Focusing on the length of life alone can obscure the fact the definitive treatment can alleviate pain and suffering far better than palliative treatment in a la...