Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841842966 ISBN 13 : 9781841842967

Editeur : CRC Press, 2004

Synopsis

The prevention and the treatment of cancer in an older patient require an individualized approach, taking account of the multidimensional changes caused by age and the consequently very different behaviour of the various cancers in an aged tumor host. The second edition of this groundbreaking textbook has been updated and revised throughout, and will enable clinicians to choose the best possible cancer care; to promote cancer prevention; and to highlight the newly emerging issues in and to present a research agenda for geriatric oncology. New chapters contain material on such topics as assessment, fragility, symptom management, emergencies, and training programs.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The prevention and treatment of cancer in older patients requires an individualized approach, as age causes unpredictable results from patient to patient. Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology enables clinicians to choose the best possible cancer care. Highlighting newly emerging issues in geriatric oncology, it helps physicians promote cancer prevention. Like its groundbreaking, bestselling predecessor, this new edition exhaustively reviews the biology of cancer and aging, epidemiologic trends, and clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and treatment in the elderly.

New chapters contain material on topics such as assessment, fragility, symptom management, and emergencies, and studies the effectiveness of training programs in geriatric oncology. The book addresses issues of healthcare delivery, including cost and evaluation of utility and outcome, suggests new research approaches, reviews existing guidelines for the prevention and treatment of cancer in the elderly, and more. Providing a frame of reference for the ongoing dialogue in the field of geriatric oncology, this is a major reference work for basic, population, and clinical scientists interested in the issue and for practices ministering to older patients.

Biographie de l'auteur

Lodovico Balducci M.D. is Professor of Medicine and Programe Leader, Senior Adult Oncology Program at the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Researcg Institute, Tampa Florida.

Gary H. Lyman M.D. MPH is Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Oncology and Hematology at the H Lee Moffitt Center and Research Institite, Tampa Florida.

William B. Ershler M.D. is Direct of the Instritute for Advances Studies in Aging and Geriatric Medicine, Washington D.C.

Martine Extermann M.D. works for the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa Florida.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841842966
• ISBN 13: 9781841842967
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 878
• Éditeur: Balducci Lodovico M.D., Lyman Gary H., Ershler William B. M.D., Extermann Martine M.D.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible