Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology

Buch | Hardcover

824 Seiten

1998
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Verlag)
978-90-5702-225-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This work provides an extensive review of the effects of age on tolerance of cancer treatments, prevention and treatment choice. The authors analyze major clinical trials and highlight emerging issues in geriatric oncology as well as pain control, supportive care and rehabilitation.

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Cancer is the most common cause of death and morbidity in the elderly. This book provides an extensive review of the effects of age on tolerance of cancer treatments, prevention, and treatment strategies and the influence of age on treatment choice. The authors analyse major clinical trials and highlight emerging issues in geriatric oncology as well as pain control, supportive care, and rehabilitation. It is an exhaustive reference that will enable the practitioner to optimize management of the elderly cancer patient while at the same time providing a state-of-the-art review on the epidemiology, pathology, and biological interaction of ageing and cancer.

Inhalt

1. Overview 2. Epidemiology 3. Biology of Ageing and Cancer 4. The Influence of Ageing on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Cancer 5. Cancer Prevention in the Aged 6. Management of Cancer in the Older Person 7. Management of Specific Tumors in Older Persons 8. Rehabilitation and Supportive Care

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.4.1998
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Gewicht: 2404 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• ISBN-10: 90-5702-225-7 / 9057022257
• ISBN-13: 978-90-5702-225-8 / 9789057022258
• Zustand: Neuware