Management of Hematological Cancer in Older People

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Wedding, Ulrich (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Audisio, Riccardo A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Hematology.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Surgical Oncology.

This book focuses on the management of hematological cancer and provides guidance on the management issues specific to older patients, spanning background and epidemiology, special considerations in the management of older people, therapeutics and psychosocial considerations. Management of Hematolog...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Haematological Malignancies in the Elderly: The epidemiological Perspective
• 2. Anemia, Fatigue & Aging
• 3. Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Older Patients
• 4. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
• 5. Chronic myelogeneous leukemia
• 6. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
• 7. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
• 8. Indolent Lymphomas in Older Patients
• 9. Mantel Cell Lymphoma
• 10. Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Elderly
• 11. Diffuse large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin´s lymphoma (DLBCL- NHL)
• 12. Multiple Myeloma
• 13. Geriatric Assessment
• 14. Nursing Issues
• 15. General considerations on treatment in older patients with haematological malignancies
• 16. General Consideration on Radiotherapy in older patients with haematological malignancies
• 17. Supportive Care in older patients with haematological malignancies
• 18. Patients reported outcome / Quality of life
• 19. Palliative care issues.