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Online-Ressource
ISBN:
1282628283
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9781841847481
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9781282628281
Series Statement:
European Society for Medical Oncology Handbooks
Content:
The incidence of cancer in senior patients has been increasing worldwide. This book reflects the state of the art in the management of senior adults with cancer. The contributors discuss epidemiology, evaluation, surgical and radiotherapy treatment, hormonal and cytotoxic treatment, and specific cancers such as lung, breast, colorectal, prostate, bladder, gynecological, and renal cell cancer. The book also examines psychological, social, and ethical aspects, as well as the role of the multidisciplinary team. Designed to help clinicians with the delicate decision-making process, it should lead
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Description based upon print version of record
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Defining the Elderly; Biology of Aging and Changes in Organ Function; Changes in Cognition; Cancer and Aging; Clinical Aspects; Further Reading; Chapter 2 Cancer Epidemiology; Introduction; Population Demographics; Cancer Demographics; Society-Related Problems; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 3 Evaluation of the Senior Cancer Patient: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Screening Tools for the Elderly; Introduction; Short Screening Tools; The Vulnerable Elders Survey 13; MGA Packages; Further Reading
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Chapter 4 Frailty in the ElderlyFrailty in the Elderly; The Impact of Frailty on Cancer; Assessment of Frailty; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 5 Surgical Treatment; Introduction; Indications for Surgery; Patients Selection; Outcomes; Survival; Palliation; Side Effects; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 6 Radiotherapy in the Elderly Cancer Patient; Indications for Radiotherapy in the Elderly; Side Effects of Radiotherapy in the Elderly ( Acute and Late); Efficacy and Outcome of Radiotherapy in the Aging; Palliative Setting: Toxicity and Efficacy Ratio
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Curative Setting: Combinations of Chemotherapy and RadiotherapySelection Criteria for Radiotherapy in the Elderly; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 7 Hormonal Anticancer Treatment in the Senior Cancer Patient; Introduction; Breast Cancer; Prostate Cancer; Further Reading; Chapter 8 Cytotoxic and Targeted Anticancer Treatment in the Senior Cancer Patient; Introduction; Chemotherapy in Senior Adults; Targeted Therapies in Senior Adults; Further Reading; Chapter 9 Treatment of Lymphoma in the Elderly Population; Introduction; Diagnosis and Prognosis; Treatment; Conclusions; Further Reading
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Chapter 10 Management of Myeloproliferative Diseases in Senior PatientsDiagnosis and Classification of Myeloproliferative Disorders; Treatment Strategies of MPD in the Senior Patient; Conclusions; Future Outlook; Further Reading; Chapter 11 Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the Senior Patient; The Relevance of Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the Elderly; Classification and Risk Scoring in MDS; Age-Adjusted Models and Assessment in Elderly MDS Patients; Treatment Options in Elderly MDS Patients; Future Perspectives; Further Reading; Chapter 12 Breast Cancer in the Senior Patient; Introduction
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Early Breast CancerMetastatic Breast Cancer; Conclusions; Further Reading; Chapter 13 Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Introduction; Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly; Palliative Treatment in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 14 Colorectal Cancer; Introduction; Adjuvant Chemotherapy; Metastatic Disease; Conclusion; Further Reading; Chapter 15 Prostate Cancer; Introduction and General Background; Treatment of Localized Prostate Cancer in Senior Adult Patients
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Treatment of Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Senior Adult Patients
Additional Edition:
9781841847092
Additional Edition:
Print version ESMO Handbook of Cancer in the Senior Patient
Language:
English
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