Overview

Presents a comprehensive assessment and up-to-date discussions of current knowledge and research advancements in the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of cancer in the elderly. Highlights disease-specific cancers in older patients, disease biology and susceptibility, state-of-the-art and emerging therapies to reduce morbidities, and decision making processes.

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Author:   Carrie P. Hunter ,  Karen A. Johnson ,  Hyman B. Muss
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   CRC Press Inc
Volume:   v. 23
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 27.90cm
Weight:   0.907kg
ISBN:  

9780824702786

ISBN 10:   0824702786
Pages:   624
Publication Date:   01 March 2000
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

The Burden of Cancer The Burden of Cancer in the Elderly Susan S. Devesa and Carrie P. Hunter Cancer Prevention Breast Cancer Screening Worta McCaskill-Stevens Prostatic Cancer Screening Otis W. Brawley Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly Sheila A. Prindiville Cancer Prevention in the Elderly Karen A. Johnson Molecular Biology and Biological Markers Molecular Biology and Biological Markers Barbara K. Dunn and Dan L. Longo Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer Hanlee P. Ji, Robin L. Bennett, and Wylie Burke Cancer Treatment Surgery in the Elderly Oncology Patient Erna Busch-Devereaux and Margaret M. Kemeny Radiation Therapy and the Elderly Arno James Mundt Chemotherapeutic Treatment Issues in the Elderly Marc Gautier and Harvey Jay Cohen Breast Cancer Gretchen Kimmick Gynecological Cancers David H. Moore Genitourinary Cancer Christopher W. Ryan and Nicholas J. Vogelzang Gastrointestinal Cancer Harold J. Burstein and Robert J. Mayer Lung Cancer Steven M. Grunberg and Samer E. Bibawi Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Myelomas Stuart M. Lichtman and Jonathan E. Kolitz Treatment of Melanoma and Sarcoma Jeffrey Scott Stephens and William G. Kraybill Oncology and Geriatrics: Overlapping but Not Congruent Spheres of Practice and Scientific Inquiry: Geriatric Oncology Defined as the Domain of Overlap William R. Hazzard and Paul E. McGann International Issues of Cancer Martine Extermann and Matti S. Aapro Decision Making Comorbidities and Cancer William A. Satariano Health Service Issues and the Elderly Cancer Patient Shulamit L. Bernard, Stephen A. Bernard, and Arnold D. Kaluzny Assessment of Health Status and Outcomes: Quality of Life and Geriatric Assessment Patricia A. Ganz and David B. Reuben Management of the Terminally Ill Patient Linda M. Sutton, Elizabeth C. Clipp, and Eric Paul Winer Future Considerations Health Policy Issues and Cancer in the Elderly in the 21st Century Mary S. Harper

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.. .contributes important new insights into [identifying those who may benefit and those who may be harmed by the treatment of cancer in older people]. In a very readable style, the book reviews epidemiology, general principles of the prevention and treatment of cancer, and the management of common tumors in the older patient. A detailed review of decision making links this wealth of information to the clinical realities. ...[an] important contribution...to an evolving field with a scarcity of relevant publications. - The New England Journal of Medicine a truly comprehensive and valuable asset to any oncologist's library. - Oncology The organization of the book...is exceptionally well thought out and executed. This is an excellent monograph written by leaders in the field....The interdisciplinary focus...is outstanding....Every medical library should own this book. - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review, 2001 Cancer in the Elderly is like a cancer textbook in miniature that serves to summarise current cancer therapy and yet adds insight into the treatment of a rapidly enlarging population of patients....a useful addition to the library of the specialist oncologist. - Annals of Oncology, 2000 exceptionally well written and referenced. The information is current. -American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine

".."".contributes important new insights into [identifying those who may benefit and those who may be harmed by the treatment of cancer in older people]. In a very readable style, the book reviews epidemiology, general principles of the prevention and treatment of cancer, and the management of common tumors in the older patient. A detailed review of decision making links this wealth of information to the clinical realities. ...[an] important contribution...to an evolving field with a scarcity of relevant publications. ""- The New England Journal of Medicine ""a truly comprehensive and valuable asset to any oncologist's library. ""- Oncology The organization of the book...is exceptionally well thought out and executed. This is an excellent monograph written by leaders in the field....The interdisciplinary focus...is outstanding....Every medical library should own this book. - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review, 2001 Cancer in the Elderly is like a cancer textbook in miniature that serves to summarise current cancer therapy and yet adds insight into the treatment of a rapidly enlarging population of patients....a useful addition to the library of the specialist oncologist. - Annals of Oncology, 2000 ""exceptionally well written and referenced. The information is current. ""-American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine"

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