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245 1 0 _aManagement of Colorectal Cancers in Older People
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Demetris Papamichael, Riccardo A. Audisio.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bSpringer London :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aVIII, 178 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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505 0 _a1. The Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients -- 2. Genetic Alterations in Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients -- 3. Co-morbidity, Disability, and Geriatric Syndromes -- 4. CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Patient Assessment -- 5. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment -- 6. Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients -- 7. Palliative Surgical Approaches for Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer. 8. Surgery for Liver Metastases -- 9. Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy and Older Patients: Evidence-Based or Opinion-Based Treatment? -- 10. Adjuvant Therapy of Colorectal Cancer in Older People -- 11. Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Setting -- 12. Targeted Therapies in Older Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer -- 13. Palliation and Quality of Life.
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 Colorectal Cancers in Older People focuses on treatment strategies of colorectal 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 colorectal cancer patients, detailing the special issues and considerations involved. The discipline-spanning coverage outlines best practice and proposes topics for future research.   The third 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, proctologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team involved  in the care of elderly colorectal 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 _aPapamichael, Demetris.
_eeditor.
700 1 _aAudisio, Riccardo A.
_eeditor.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-984-0
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942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
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