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Elders with brain tumors are often not referred for surgery because of an assumed lack of efficacy. To address concern about the validity of this assumption, researchers conducted a retrospective, single-center evaluation of outcomes after brain tumor surgery in patients aged 70 to 89. The patients underwent either resection or biopsy for an intracranial tumor (mainly astrocytoma, meningioma, brain metastasis, or pituitary adenoma) and were followed for up to 5 years. The authors assessed possible confounding variables, including sex; age; preoperative and 6-month postoperative Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score; American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score; type of surgery; histology; and use of adjuvant radio…