Handbook of Geriatric Oncology | Practical Guide to Caring for the Older Cancer Patient

Beatriz MD Korc-Grodzicki (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1620701049 / ISBN 13: 9781620701041

Published by Demos Medical, 2017

About this Item

Handbook of Geriatric Oncology | Practical Guide to Caring for the Older Cancer Patient | Beatriz MD Korc-Grodzicki (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2017 | Demos Medical | EAN 9781620701041 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Handbook of Geriatric Oncology | Practical Guide to Caring for the Older Cancer Patient
• Publisher: Demos Medical
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1620701049
• ISBN 13: 9781620701041
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 203W x 127H x 21D millimeters 203 millimeters width by 127 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 413 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Handbook of Geriatric Oncology: Practical Guide to Caring for the Older Cancer Patient is a practical resource for oncologists, related clinicians, and nurses who want to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to the elderly cancer patient. Divided into nine succinct sections, it includes topics spanning an Introduction to Aging and Frailty, Geriatric Syndromes, Geriatric Assessment, Select Cancers in the Elderly, Communication With the Older Cancer Patient, the Nursing Home Patient With Cancer, Models of Care: Survivorship, Palliative Care, and Integrative Medicine. Complex issues such as the physiologic changes of aging and their effect on cancer, corresponding social and psychological aspects that accompany aging and a cancer diagnosis, assessment of frailty, managing comorbid conditions and diseases, effective communication among health care providers, the patient and caregivers, as well as the risks and benefits of cancer screening, are made simpler with helpful clinical guidance and clinical pearls.

Spearheaded by world experts in geriatric oncology from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, this book is the definitive resource for oncologists and related clinicians to meet the demands of clinical management along the continuum of geriatric cancer care.

Key Features

• Provides best practices for evaluating geriatric syndromes such as functional dependency, falls, cognitive impairment and dementia, delirium, depression and anxiety, social isolation as well as syndromes related to nutrition, comorbid conditions, and polypharmacy.
• Includes practical guidance on when to treat and when not to treat cancer in older patients
• Discusses unique factors associated with breast cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer, head and neck cancers, and myelodysplastic syndromes in the elderly that impact care plans and treatment.

About the Authors

Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, MD, PhD, Chief, Geriatrics Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

William P. Tew, MD, Associate Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY