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9780849340352

Treatment and Management of Cancer in the Elderly

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  • ISBN13:

    9780849340352

  • ISBN10:

    0849340357

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-03-31
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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(Informa) Univ. of Vermont, Burlington. Test presents novel approaches in identification and management of cancer in geriatric populations Topics include burden of cancer in the elderly oncology patient, legal issues, chemotherapeutic treatment issues, lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, soft tissue sarcomas, and more. For oncologists. DNLM: Aged.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
The burden of cancer in the elderlyp. 7
Surgery in the elderly oncology patientp. 29
Radiation therapy in the older cancer patientp. 57
Chemotherapeutic treatment issues in the elderlyp. 101
Legal issues in caring for the elderlyp. 119
Acute and chronic leukemias in older adultsp. 135
Multiple myeloma and plasma cell dyscrasiasp. 151
Lymphomap. 163
Breast cancerp. 187
Lung cancer in the elderlyp. 225
Prostate cancerp. 249
Colorectal cancer in the elderlyp. 265
Ovarian cancerp. 287
Cervical, endometrial, and vulvar cancerp. 303
Genitourinary cancerp. 333
Malignant melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancerp. 363
Head and neckp. 385
Soft tissue sarcomasp. 411
Assessment of health status and outcomes in the older cancer patient : QOL and geriatric assessmentp. 425
Opportunities and challenges for appropriate nutrition of the elderly cancer patientp. 451
Comorbidity and cancer treatment in older populationsp. 471
Exercise and physical fitness in older cancer survivorsp. 483
A review of the evidence base of an evolving science : gero-oncology nursingp. 507
Cancer in the frail elderlyp. 539
End-of-life carep. 559
Family support for the older cancer patientp. 587
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