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Practical Geriatric Oncology
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Description for Practical Geriatric Oncology
hardcover. This comprehensive text provides guidelines to the care of elderly cancer patients, which is different from that of younger adults. Editor(s): Hurria, Arti; Cohen, Harvey Jay. Num Pages: 448 pages, 36 b/w illus. 82 tables. BIC Classification: MJCL; MJX. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 930.
The risk of cancer increases with age, and the number of older adults seeking treatment is increasing dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of differences in the biology of the tumor, age-related differences in host physiology, comorbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy. Practical Geriatric Oncology is a comprehensive, evidence-based text that synthesizes the growing literature in this field and provides practical guidelines to the care of older adults with cancer. Coverage includes patient assessment, management of solid ... Read more
The risk of cancer increases with age, and the number of older adults seeking treatment is increasing dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of differences in the biology of the tumor, age-related differences in host physiology, comorbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy. Practical Geriatric Oncology is a comprehensive, evidence-based text that synthesizes the growing literature in this field and provides practical guidelines to the care of older adults with cancer. Coverage includes patient assessment, management of solid ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521513197
SKU
V9780521513197
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Ref
99-14
About Arti
Arti Hurria, MD, is a geriatrician and oncologist who focuses on the care of older patients with cancer. She completed a geriatric fellowship in the Harvard Geriatric Fellowship Program, followed by a hematology-oncology fellowship at the Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). She subsequently joined the faculty at MSKCC, where she served as Co-Principal Investigator on the institutional NIH P20 grant ... Read more
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