Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Tan, Kok-Yang (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Rectum > Surgery.; Surgical oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Surgical Oncology.; Colorectal Surgery.

As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Disease management in these patients poses a unique challenge as they have more comorbidities and lower functional reserves. In addition, the treatment goals may differ from those in younge...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The normal physiology of ageing
• Screening, diagnosis and investigations for colorectal cancer in the elderly
• Risk stratification for surgery
• Rationalizing and managing comorbidities for the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer
• Surgical considerations prior to surgery Psychosocial considerations prior to surgery
• Prehabilitation
• Transdisciplinary care for elderly surgery patients
• Perioperative nutrition for elderly surgical patients
• Anaesthesia and intraoperative care of elderly surgery patients
• Minimally invasive surgery in elderly patients
• Postoperative care
• Nursing care of elderly surgical patients
• Returning to premorbid function
• Managing urinary and bowel dysfunction after colorectal surgery
• Adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer for the elderly
• KIV: Alternative medicine in care of elderly with colorectal cancer
• Palliative care for the elderly with  colorectal cancer.