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Abstract
This issue serves as a comprehensive review and update in the management of the geriatric cancer patient. Topics covered include: Cancer and Aging, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, Breast Cancer in the Elderly, Solid Tumors in the Elderly, Radiation Therapy with the Elderly, Liquid Tumors in the Elderly, Nursing and Palliation of Elderly Cancer Patients, Ethics and Religion in Care of the Elderly, and Surgery in the Elderly.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Clinics in Geriatric Medicine | i | ||
| Copyright Page | ii | ||
| Table of Contents | v | ||
| Contributors | iii | ||
| Preface | ix | ||
| Chapter 1. Cancer and Age: General Considerations | 1 | ||
| AGING AND CARCINOGENESIS | 1 | ||
| CLINICAL PRESENTATION | 3 | ||
| PREVENTION | 5 | ||
| TREATMENT | 7 | ||
| SUMMARY | 14 | ||
| REFERENCES | 15 | ||
| Chapter 2. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Its Clinical Impact in Oncology | 19 | ||
| RECOGNIZING UNSUSPECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS | 19 | ||
| PREDICTING OUTCOMES | 23 | ||
| IMPLEMENTING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY INTERVENTION | 25 | ||
| FEASIBILITY OF CGA | 29 | ||
| SUMMARY | 29 | ||
| REFERENCES | 29 | ||
| Chapter 3. Management of Cancer in the Older Adult | 33 | ||
| BIOLOGY OF CANCER IN THE ELDERLY | 33 | ||
| DECISION-MAKING FOR TREATMENT IN THE OLDER CANCER PAT | 35 | ||
| PHYSIOLOGIC CHANGES WITH AGING | 35 | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT | 35 | ||
| LUNG CANCER | 37 | ||
| PROSTATE CANCER | 39 | ||
| BLADDER CANCER | 41 | ||
| RENAL CELL CANCER | 42 | ||
| COLORECTAL CANCER | 42 | ||
| UPPER GI TRACT CANCERS | 43 | ||
| SUPPORTIVE CARE | 44 | ||
| SUMMARY | 44 | ||
| REFERENCES | 44 | ||
| Chapter 4. Principles of Surgical Oncology in the Elderly | 51 | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT IN CANCER | 52 | ||
| BREAST CANCER | 53 | ||
| HEAD AND NECK CANCERS | 55 | ||
| ESOPHAGOGASTRIC CANCER | 57 | ||
| COLORECTAL CANCER | 58 | ||
| SUMMARY | 62 | ||
| REFERENCES | 62 | ||
| Chapter 5. Early Breast Cancer in the Older Woman | 73 | ||
| BREAST CANCER BIOLOGY IN THE OLDER WOMAN | 73 | ||
| TREATMENT PATTERNS IN OLDER ADULTS WITH BREAST CANCER | 74 | ||
| TREATMENT | 75 | ||
| FOLLOW-UP OF THE OLDER WOMAN WITH BREAST CANCER | 81 | ||
| INTEGRATING GERIATRIC PRINCIPLES INTO ONCOLOGY TREATMENT DECISIONS | 83 | ||
| SUMMARY | 84 | ||
| REFERENCES | 84 | ||
| Chapter 6. Ethical Dilemmas in Elderly Cancer Patients: A Perspective From the Ethics of Care | 93 | ||
| AGING AND CANCER | 94 | ||
| CANCER CARE IN THE ELDERLY | 96 | ||
| FROM MEDICAL ETHICS TO ETHICS OF CARE | 98 | ||
| SUMMARY | 102 | ||
| REFERENCES | 102 | ||
| Chapter 7. The Use of Radiation Therapy in the Geriatric Population | 105 | ||
| BASICS OF RADIATION DELVERY | 105 | ||
| GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF RADIATION THERAPY IN THE ELDERLY | 106 | ||
| POTENTIAL DIFFICULTIES IN TREATMENT OF THE GERIATRIC POPULATION WITH RADIATION THERAPY | 106 | ||
| RECENT ADVANCES IN RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING AND DELIVERY | 107 | ||
| SITE-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS | 108 | ||
| RECENT EFFORTS AT EVALUATING USE OF RADIATION THERAPY IN THE ELDERLY | 109 | ||
| MORE RECENT SITE-SPECIFIC STUDIES | 110 | ||
| OTHER OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES OF INTEREST | 111 | ||
| SUMMARY | 112 | ||
| REFERENCES | 112 | ||
| Chapter 8. Liquid Tumors in the Elderly | 115 | ||
| ACUTE LEUKEMIA MANAGEMENT IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 115 | ||
| LYMPHOMA MANAGEMENT IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 120 | ||
| MULTIPLE MYELOMA MANAGEMENT IN THE GERIATRIC MEDICINE | 133 | ||
| REFERENCES | 140 | ||
| Index | 153 |