Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balducci, Lodovico (Editor), Extermann, Martine (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Series: Cancer Treatment and Research, 124
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Medical biochemistry.; Primary care (Medicine).; Medicine & Public Health.; Medical Biochemistry.; Primary Care Medicine.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.

Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology highlights research issues that are specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age. It illustrates the benefit of the principles of geriatrics in the manage...

Table of Contents:

• Epidemiology of Cancer and Aging
• Biological Interactions of Aging and Carcinogenesis
• Replicative Senescence and Cancer
• The Influence of Advanced Age on Cancer Occurrence and Growth
• Age and Co-Morbidity in Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Approach
• Hemopoiesis and Aging
• Clinical and Biochemical Evaluation Changes Over Aging
• Biological Screening and Impact in Elderly Cancer Patients
• Biological Basis of the Association of Cancer and Aging Comorbidity
• Biological Basis of Cancer in the Older Person
• Decision Analysis for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Treatment in the Elderly
• Guidelines for the Management of the Older Cancer Patient.