Cancer in the ElderlyCRC Press, 2000 M03 1 - 624 páginas This book presents comprehensive assessment and up-to-date discussion of the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of cancer in the elderly, highlighting the growing demands of the disease, its biology, individual susceptibility, the impact of state-of-the-art and emerging therapies on reducing morbidity, and decision making processes. Describ |
Contenido
Chapter 1 The Burden of Cancer in the Elderly | 1 |
Chapter 2 Breast Cancer Screening | 25 |
Chapter 3 Prostatic Cancer Screening | 33 |
Chapter 4 Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly | 41 |
Chapter 5 Cancer Prevention in the Elderly | 57 |
Chapter 6 Molecular Biology and Biological Markers | 69 |
Chapter 7 Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer | 123 |
Chapter 8 Surgery in the Elderly Oncology Patient | 153 |
Chapter 14 Gastrointestinal Cancer | 325 |
Chapter 15 Lung Cancer | 345 |
Chapter 16 Leukemias Lymphomas and Myelomas | 361 |
Chapter 17 Treatment of Melanoma and Sarcoma | 419 |
Overlapping but Not Congruent Spheres of Practice and Scientific Inquiry Geriatric Oncology Defined as the Domain of Overlap | 441 |
Chapter 19 International Issues of Cancer | 459 |
Chapter 20 Comorbidities and Cancer | 477 |
Chapter 21 Health Service Issues and the Elderly Cancer Patient | 501 |
Chapter 9 Radiation Therapy and the Elderly | 187 |
Chapter 10 Chemotherapeutic Treatment Issues in the Elderly | 217 |
Chapter 11 Breast Cancer | 233 |
Chapter 12 Gynecological Cancers | 267 |
Chapter 13 Genitourinary Cancer | 291 |
Quality of Life and Geriatric Assessment | 521 |
Chapter 23 Management of the Terminally Ill Patient | 543 |
Chapter 24 Health Policy Issues and Cancer in the Elderly in the 21st Century | 573 |
Back Cover | 584 |
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Cancer in the Elderly Carrie P. Hunter,Karen A. Johnson,Hyman B. Muss Sin vista previa disponible - 2000 |
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