Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Geriatric oncology. --- Cancer --- Nursing.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Geriatric oncology. --- Older people --- Tumors in older people --- Oncology --- Tumors

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

The "oldest old," individuals aged 85 and above, are the most rapidly growing segment of American society. And although more than a third of cancer occurs in people over 75 years of age, their tumors are less fully diagnosed and often less fully treated than those in younger patients. Ageism may account for this discrepancy-why intervene if an older man or woman with cancer doesn't have long to live anyway? Yet older people often tolerate chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation as well as younger patients, while continuing to maintain their quality of life for years to come.The lack of clinical trials among this age group results in a deficit of knowledge regarding how to treat cancer in older adults. Little has been written to guide clinicians, social scientists, families, and individuals. In Cancer in the Lives of Older Americans: Blessings and Battles, Sarah H. Kagan writes from the perspective of more than twenty years of practice, inquiry, and education as a nurse. She uses anecdotes and case studies to illustrate important points about cancer among older adults.The book follows the story of Mrs. Eck, a woman in her 80s diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mrs. Eck's situation sets the stage for a discussion of cancer, which too often focuses on cells and drugs, diagnoses and prognoses, without looking more closely at the people who experience the disease. Chapters offer varied assessments of what it means to be old and have cancer in our society, as Kagan explores other real experiences of cancer for older adults alongside information that will prove essential to patients, their families, scholars, and clinicians.

Cancer --- Geriatric oncology --- Older people --- Psychological aspects --- Diseases --- Caregiving. --- Health. --- Medicine.

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

Tumors --- Neoplasms --- Tumours --- Pathology --- Cysts (Pathology) --- Oncology --- therapy. --- Geriatric oncology --- Aged --- Patient-Centered Care --- Aging --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- therapy --- physiology

Choose an application

• Reference Manager
• EndNote
• RefWorks (Direct export to RefWorks)

This book is intended as a comprehensive resource for clinicians and researchers seeking in-depth information on geriatric oncology. The coverage encompasses epidemiology, the biology and (patho)physiology of aging and cancer, geriatric assessment and management, hematologic malignancies, solid tumors, issues in patient care, and research methods. Since cancer is a disease of aging and people are living longer, most cancer patients are now aged 70 and older. Yet the more we age, the more diverse we become in terms of our health, biologic fitness, and cancer behavior. Typically, however, general oncology clinical trials address only a selected healthier and younger population of patients. Geriatric oncology is the area of oncology that addresses these issues but while a wealth of knowledge has been accumulated, information is often difficult to retrieve or insufficiently detailed. The SpringerReference program, in which this book is published, offers an ideal format for overcoming these limitations since it combines thorough coverage with access to living editions constantly updated chapter by chapter via a dynamic peer-review process, ensuring that information remains current and pertinent.

Oncology  . --- Geriatrics. --- Oncology. --- Geriatrics/Gerontology. --- Medicine --- Gerontology --- Older people --- Tumors --- Diseases --- Health and hygiene --- Geriatric oncology. --- Tumors in older people --- Oncology