Management of Colorectal Cancers in Older People

ISBN-13: 9781447161516 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 178 str.

Demetris Papamichael; Riccardo A. Audisio

Opis

This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older colorectal cancers patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance.

Spis treści

1              The Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Valery E. P. P. Lemmens

 

2              Genetic Alterations in Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Zenia Saridaki and John Souglakos

 

3              Co-morbidity, Disability, and Geriatric Syndromes

Siri Rostoft Kristjansson

 

4              CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Patient Assessment

Siri Rostoft Kristjansson and Riccardo A. Audisio

 

5              Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Margot A. Gosney

 

6              Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Harm J. T. Rutten, Gerrit-Jan Liefers, and Valery E. P. P. Lemmens

 

7              Palliative Surgical Approaches for Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Andrew P. Zbar and Riccardo A. Audisio

 

8              Surgery for Liver Metastases

Nicola de’ Liguori Carino and Luigi Bonanni

 

9              Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy and Older Patients: Evidence-Based or Opinion-Based Treatment?

Rob Glynne-Jones and Kannon Nathan

 

10           Adjuvant Therapy of Colorectal Cancer in Older People

Aimery de Gramont, Leila Bengrine-Lefevre, May Mabro, and Elisabeth Carola

 

11           Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Setting

Gunnar Folprecht

 

12           Targeted Therapies in Older Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Javier Sastre, Jon Zugazagoitia, Aranzazu Manzano, and Eduardo Díaz-Rubio

 

13           Palliation and Quality of Life

Bengt Glimelius

Blurb

The 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.