Management of Lung Cancer in Older People

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Gridelli, Cesare (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Audisio, Riccardo A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Surgical Oncology.

The risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology,...