Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology

Lodovico Balducci, Martine Extermann (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

258 Seiten

2014
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4614-9886-5 (ISBN)

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Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology highlights research issues that are specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age. It illustrates the benefit of the principles of geriatrics in the management of cancer in the older individual.

This volume provides a frame of reference for practicioners of any specialties involved in the management of older patients and for oncologists involved in the management of cancer of older individuals. It is a source for basic and clinical scientists exploring the interactions and emerging information of cancer and aging.

Epidemiology of Cancer and Aging.- Biological Interactions of Aging and Carcinogenesis.- Replicative Senescence and Cancer.- The Influence of Advanced Age on Cancer Occurrence and Growth.- Age and Co-Morbidity in Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Approach.- Hemopoiesis and Aging.- Clinical and Biochemical Evaluation Changes Over Aging.- Biological Screening and Impact in Elderly Cancer Patients.- Biological Basis of the Association of Cancer and Aging Comorbidity.- Biological Basis of Cancer in the Older Person.- Decision Analysis for Cancer Prevention and Cancer Treatment in the Elderly.- Guidelines for the Management of the Older Cancer Patient.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2014
Reihe/Serie	Cancer Treatment and Research ; 124
Zusatzinfo	IX, 258 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Weitere Themen ► CAD-Programme
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik)
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
	Technik
ISBN-10	1-4614-9886-4 / 1461498864
ISBN-13	978-1-4614-9886-5 / 9781461498865
Zustand	Neuware