Keith M Bellizzi, Margot Gosney

Cancer and Aging Handbook (eBook, ePUB)

Research and Practice

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approach to cancer and aging With the majority of cancers occurring in individuals over the age of 65 against a backdrop of an expanding aging population, there is an urgent need to integrate the areas of clinical oncology and geriatric care. This timely work tackles these issues head-on, presenting a truly multidisciplinary and international perspective on cancer and aging from world-renowned experts in geriatrics, oncology, behavioral science, psychology, gerontology, and public health. Unlike other books on geriatric oncology that focus mainly on treatment, Cancer and Aging Handbook: Research and Practice examines all phases of the cancer care continuum, from prevention through evidence-based diagnosis and treatment to end-of-life care. Detailed clinical and research information helps guide readers on effective patient care as well as caregiver training, research, and intervention. Coverage includes: * Epidemiology of cancer in older adults, plus the unique physical, mental, and social issues involved * Strategies and guidelines for prevention, screening, and treatment of older individuals with cancer * The most common cancers in the elderly, including breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, and ovarian cancer * Cancer survivorship in older adults as well as the all-critical issues of palliative care and pain management * Emerging topics such as caregiver and family issues, different models of care, and cost considerations An essential resource for clinicians and caregivers as well as researchers interested in this evolving field, Cancer and Aging Handbook is also useful for public health professionals and policymakers who need to formulate services and allocate resources for the growing population of older cancer patients.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118312483
• Artikelnr.: 37339548

Autorenporträt

Keith M. Bellizzi, Ph.D, MPH, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He was trained in gerontology and epidemiology and he has spent the past several years in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute, leading a division-wide cancer and aging initiative. Dr. Bellizzi is the current chair of the research on cancer and aging interest group of the Gerontological Society of America. He is also a co-investigator on the Medical Health Outcomes Study and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (MHOS/SEER) Program examining the impact of cancer on pre-existing medical conditions in older adults. Margot Gosney, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Director of the Institute of Health Sciences in the University of Reading, UK. She is also a clinician working in Elderly Care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Reading. Her research interests lie in the area of aging, and also include oncology, dental science for stroke patients, influenza, incontinence, falls and intellectual decline, and impaired vision and hearing. The association between nutrition and the health of elderly people has been a feature of Dr. Gosney's research and the University group has an international reputation for its findings in this area. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, has authored seven book chapters, and recently published Managing Older People in Primary Care: A Practical Guide, edited by Margot Gosney and Dr. Tess Harris; ISBN: 9780199546589; Oxford University Press, September 2009; 344pp, $67.95.

Inhaltsangabe

FOREWORD ix PREFACE xi CONTRIBUTORS xiii PART I CANCER AND AGING IN CONTEXT
1. Epidemiology of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person 3 Lodovico Balducci 2.
Biological Aspects of Aging and Cancer 13 Gabriel Tinoco, Mya Thein, and
William B. Ershler 3. Physiological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of
Aging 35 George A. Kuchel, Julie Robison, and Richard Fortinsky PART II
STRATEGIES FOR CANCER PREVENTION IN OLDER ADULTS 4. Overview of Cancer
Prevention Strategies in Older Adults 55 Barbara K. Dunn, Peter Greenwald,
and Darrell E. Anderson 5. Breast Cancer Prevention 71 Jeanne F. Noe and
Hyman B. Muss 6. Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Aging 85 Ernest T. Hawk,
Sherri L. Patterson, Lopa Mishra, and Kush K. Patel 7. Prostate Cancer
Prevention 97 Barbara Ercole and Ian M. Thompson, Jr. 8. Lung Cancer
Prevention 105 Samira Shojaee and Konstantin H. Dragnev PART III CANCER
SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR OLDER ADULTS 9. Cancer in Older People: To Screen
or Not to Screen? 117 Catherine Terret and Jean-Pierre Droz 10. Breast
Cancer Screening 125 Heidi D. Nelson 11. Colorectal Cancer Screening 139
Catherine Quarini 12. Prostate Cancer Screening 153 Anthony B. Miller 13.
Other Screening Opportunities for the Future 163 Catherine Quarini PART IV
CANCER TREATMENT 14. General Principles in Older Adults with Cancer 175
Martine Extermann 15. Surgery for Older Adults with Cancer 183 Lynda Wyld,
Malcolm Walter Ronald Reed, and Thompson Gordon Robinson 16. Chemotherapy
in Older Adults with Cancer 205 Matti S. Aapro and Hans Wildiers 17.
Radiotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 221 Ian Kunkler PART V COMMON
CANCERS IN THE ELDERLY 18. Breast Cancer 243 Laura Biganzoli, Catherine
Oakman, Riccardo A. Audisio, and Ian Kunkler 19. Colon Cancer 269 Demetris
Papamichael and Riccardo A. Audisio 20. Lung Cancer 283 Ulrich Wedding 21.
Prostate Cancer 315 Nicolas Mottet and Jean-Pierre Droz 22. Ovarian Cancer
335 Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer, and Eric Pujade-Lauraine PART VI CANCER
SURVIVORSHIP AND AGING 23. Theoretical Perspectives from Gerontology and
Lifespan Development 349 Thomas O. Blank 24. Adaptation and Adjustment to
Cancer in Later Life: A Conceptual Model 365 Gary T. Deimling, Boaz Kahana,
and Karen Bowman 25. Long-Term and Late Physical and Psychosocial Effects
of Cancer in Older Adults 385 Kerri M. Clough-Gorr and Rebecca A. Silliman
PART VII END-OF-LIFE CARE 26. Palliative Care for Cancer Patients and Their
Families 403 Cardinale Smith and Diane Meier 27. Pain Management 419 Paul
Glare, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Nessa Coyle, and Manpreet Boparai PART VIII
EMERGING ISSUES 28. Caregiver Knowledge and Skills 447 Paula R. Sherwood,
Barbara A. Given, and Charles W. Given 29. Comprehensive Geriatric
Assessment 459 Lazzaro Repetto and Angela Marie Abbatecola 30. Economic
Cost of Treating Older Adults with Cancer 475 Ya-Chen Tina Shih and
Benjamin D. Smith 31. Multidisciplinary Models of Care 487 Kathleen
Tschantz Unroe and Harvey Jay Cohen INDEX 499

Rezensionen

"Although these issues are absent, the book is well written and is an important resource for geriatric oncology clinicians. This book is the first of its kind, filling a gap and furthering the field of geriatric oncology." (Psycho-Oncology, 5 July 2013)