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024 7 _a10.1007/978-0-85729-793-8
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245 1 0 _aManagement of Lung Cancer in Older People
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Cesare Gridelli, Riccardo A Audisio.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aXIII, 251 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
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505 0 _a1. Basic Science of Lung Cancer in Older Patients -- 2. Clinical Epidemiology and the Impact of Comorbidity on Treatment and Outcome -- 3. Physiological Assessment and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing -- 4. A Practical Mini-Guide to Geriatric Assessment -- 5. Impact of the Physiological Effects of Aging on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Systemic Lung Cancer Treatment -- 6. Drug Interactions and Polypharmacy -- 7. Selection of Appropriate Surgery for Early Lung Cancer -- 8. Surgery: Indications and Issues -- 9. Is There a Role for Postoperative Radiotherapy in Elderly Patients with Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? -- 10. Is There a Role for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Older Patients? -- 11. Curative Radiotherapy in Patients Inoperable for Medical Reasons -- 12. Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Feasibility in the Elderly and Patient Selection -- 13. Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly: What Combination of Therapy is Best? -- 14. First-Line Treatment and the New Paradigm of Histology-Based Treatment -- 15. Treatment of Frail Patients and Octogenarians with Advanced NSCLC -- 16. Are Second- and Third-Line Treatments in the Elderly Feasible? -- 17. Treatment of Limited Stage Disease in Older Patients: The Role of Thoracic Radiotherapy and Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation -- 18. Chemotherapy in the Elderly: Standard Chemotherapy or Specific Regimens?
520 _aThe risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology, co-morbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy.   Management of Lung Cancer in Older People focuses on treatment strategies of lung cancers and provides guidance on the issues specific to older patients, spanning background and epidemiology, special considerations in the care of older people, therapeutics, and psychosocial considerations. This book offers a thorough review of current approaches to treating older lung cancer patients, detailing the special issues and considerations involved. The discipline-spanning coverage outlines best practice and proposes topics for future research.   The fourth volume in the Management of Cancer in Older People series, this book will be of interest to all surgical oncologists, medical and radiation oncologists, gerontologists, pulmonologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of elderly lung cancer patients.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aGeriatrics.
650 0 _aOncology.
650 0 _aSurgical oncology.
650 1 4 _aMedicine & Public Health.
650 2 4 _aOncology.
650 2 4 _aGeriatrics/Gerontology.
650 2 4 _aSurgical Oncology.
700 1 _aGridelli, Cesare.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aAudisio, Riccardo A.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9780857297921
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-793-8
912 _aZDB-2-SME
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c43180
_d43180