Geriatric Oncology Treatment, Assessment and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Hurria, Arti (Editor), Balducci, Lodovico (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Internal Medicine.

The management of the older person with cancer is based on the estimate of life expectancy, tolerance of treatment, patient preference, and socio-economic barriers to treatment. The thrust of this book is to make medical oncologists and other health professionals managing older patients with cancer...

Table of Contents:

• Aging and Cancer: What Oncologists Need to Know
• Assessing the Older Cancer Patient
• Cancer Screening in Older Adults
• Physiological Consequences of Aging
• Assessment and Impact of Comorbidity in Older Adults with Cancer
• Geriatric Syndromes Defined and Explained for Oncology Practice
• Family Caregivers
• Surgical Management of the Older Patient with Cancer
• Chemotherapy for the Older Adult with Cancer
• Radiation Therapy in Geriatric Oncology
• Palliative Care: Special Considerations for Older Adults with Cancer.