Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women

Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women offers the reader evidence-based clinical knowledge of older patients suffering from breast cancer. It presents the most up-to-date research and clinical knowledge from the leading specialists across a range of fields that come into contact with older breas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Reed, Malcolm W. (Editor ), Audisio, Riccardo A. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
Temas:
Oncology.
Geriatrics.
Radiology.
Cancer-Treatment.
Cancer Therapy.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Background and Epidemiology
  • Basic Science of Breast Cancer in Older Patients
  • Tumor Biology and Pathology
  • Clinical Epidemiology and the Impact of Co-Morbidity on Survival
  • Special Considerations in the Management of Older Women
  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • A Practical Mini-Guide to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
  • Impact of the Physiological Effects of Aging on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Systemic Breast Cancer Treatment
  • Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Breast Cancer
  • Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Elderly Breast Cancer Clinic: Using the Right Specialists, in the Same Place, with Time
  • Therapeutics
  • Mammographic Breast Screening in Elderly Women
  • Primary Endocrine Therapy for the Treatment of Early Breast Cancer in Older Women
  • Peroperative Radiotherapy
  • General and Local Anesthetics
  • The Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Elderly Women
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
  • Adjuvant Chemotherapy
  • Adjuvant Radiotherapy
  • Prevention and Treatment of Skeletal Complications
  • Medical Management of Advanced Disease
  • The Use of Chemotherapy in Elderly Cancer Patients: Dose Adjusting, Drug Interactions, and Polypharmacy
  • Psychosocial Considerations
  • Delayed Presentation of Breast Cancer in Older Women
  • Patient Decision Making
  • Culture, Ethnicity, and Race: Persistent Disparities in Older Women with Breast Cancer
  • Supportive, Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Older Breast Cancer Patients.

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