E’ un paese per vecchi

Within prevention interventions for older patients, counseling on smoking cessation, diets rich in healthy fats and aerobic exercise is very important. The elderly have also to be addressed to aspirin therapy; lipid management; and administration of some kind of vaccines. A survival benefit from cancer screening or from abdominal aortic aneurysm screening may be seen when patients’ life expectancy exceeds five years.

Key words: Preventive recommendations; screenings