The Older Cancer Patient : A Guide for Nurses and Related Professionals
Language: English
Published by Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated, 2003
- Hardcover
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- Title
- The Older Cancer Patient : A Guide for Nurses and Related Professionals
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Publication year
- 2003
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0826118054
- ISBN 13
- 9780826118059
- Item weight
- 1.252 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment of the older adult with cancer, including:
- An overview of cancer in the older adult, and barriers to treatment
- Prevention and screening of cancer in the older adult
- How to perform a comprehensive geriatric assessment, as a method for planning multidisciplinary care
- Practical applications of qualiy of life assessment and decision analysis
- Special considerations in radiation therapy and chemotherapy with the older adult
- Social and caregiver issues
This book reflects lessons learned from a nurse-physician team who planned and implemented the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the.Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute in Florida.
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About the Author
Janine Overcash, PhD, ARNP, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of South Florida, College of Nursing in Tampa, Florida.
Lodovico Balducci, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Oncology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, and Program Leader of the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute in Tampa, Florida.
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