ABSTRACT

Published in 2004: This new edition of Comprehensive Geriatric Oncology still offers an exhaustive review of the biology of cancer and aging, of the epidemiologic trends in the country and in the world, and of the clinical trials that concern cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly.

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Part 1 Overview

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PART 3 Biology of aging and cancer

chapter 7|14 pages

Biology of aging and cancer

chapter 11|18 pages

Apoptosis, chemotherapy, and aging

chapter 13|23 pages

Immunological changes of aging

chapter 16|14 pages

Morbid anatomy of aging

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PART 4 Influence of aging on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer

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PART 6 Management of cancer in the older person

chapter 34|16 pages

Advances in geriatric surgery

chapter 36|29 pages

Hematopoiesis and aging

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PART 7 Management of specific tumors in older persons

chapter 47|20 pages

Hodgkin lymphoma in the elderly

chapter 48|39 pages

Non-Hodgkin lymphomas

chapter 52|10 pages

Breast cancer: A geriatric perspective

chapter 53|13 pages

Colorectal cancer

chapter 55|33 pages

Prostate cancer in the elderly

chapter 58|25 pages

Gynecologic cancers in the elderly

chapter 59|29 pages

Skin cancer in the aging patient

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PART 8 Rehabilitation and supportive care