Management of Urological Cancers in Older People

Jean-Pierre Droz, Riccardo A. Audisio (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

374 Seiten

2014 | 2013 ed.
Springer London Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-4471-6217-9 (ISBN)

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This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older urological cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance.

1. Background and Epidemiology.- 2. Health Status Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Genito-Urinary Tumours.- 3. Nomograms and the Elderly: Applications in Genitourinary Oncology.- 4. Renal Function in Elderly and in Relationship with Management of Genito-Urinary Tumours.- 5. Prostate Cancer Screening or Early Diagnosis in Senior Adults?.- 6. Androgen Deprivation in Ederly Prostate Cancer Patients: Side Effects and Their Prevention.- 7. Prognostic Factors of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Patients.- 8. Prostatectomy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients.- 9. Radiotherapy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients.- 10. Selective Minimally Invasive Therapy in Older Patients for Localised Prostate Cancer: A Way to Mitigate Harm and Retain Benefit?.- 11. Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting in Indolent Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients.- 12. Decision Making in Elderly Localized Prostate Cancer.- 13. Clinical Management of Elderly Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy.- 14. Clinical Management of Elderly Patients’ Metastatic Prostate Cancer—Other Treatments and Supportive Care.- 15. New Treatment Developments Applied to Elderly Patients.- 16. Management of Superficial Bladder Cancer in Elderly Patients.- 17.- Radical Cystectomy in Muscle-Infiltrative Bladder Cancer and Conservative Treatment in Localised Disease.- 18. Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients with Advanced Transitional Cell Carcinoma.- 19. Tailored Treatment for Bladder Cancer in Older Patients.- 20. Surgery or Observation for Small Real Masses in Older Patients?.- 21. Treatment of Metastatic Kidney Cancer in the Elderly.- 22. Carcinoma of the Penis in the Elderly.- 23. Lymphomas of the Testis in Elderly Patients.- 24. Upper Urinary Tract Tumours in Elderly Patients.- 25. Adrenal Tumours in the Elderly.- 26. Retroperitoneal Tumours in the Elderly.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.11.2014
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 374 p.
Verlagsort	England
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Urologie
Schlagworte	bladder cancer • Geroncology • Prostate Cancer • Renal Cancer
ISBN-10	1-4471-6217-X / 144716217X
ISBN-13	978-1-4471-6217-9 / 9781447162179
Zustand	Neuware