The International Society of Geriatric Oncology, or Société Internationale d’Oncologie Gériatrique in French, hence the acronym SIOG, was founded in 2000. The major risk factor for cancer is age, and with the aging of the world population, a major epidemiologic challenge is before us.

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SIOG regrets to announce that its 11th Meeting is postponed to 2011:

It will be held in Paris  on Nov. 4-5, 2011 1st Announcement

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meetings under SIOG auspices

Submit your manuscript on geriatric oncology to:

Journal of Geriatric Oncology (JGO) NEW official journal!

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Remark: JGO has now replaced
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
as the SIOG official journal 

Management of prostate cancer in older men: recommendations of a working group of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology. Droz JP, Balducci L, Bolla M, et al. BJU Int. 2010 Mar 25 [Epub ahead of print] 

EORTC Elderly Task Force and Lung Cancer Group and International Society for Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) experts' opinion for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer in an elderly population. Pallis AG, Gridelli C, van Meerbeeck JP, et al.
Ann Oncol 2010;21:692-706

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