03256nam 22005894a 450 991082527760332120200520144314.01-281-80687-097866118068730-8261-1806-2(CKB)1000000000576921(EBL)3035196(SSID)ssj0000214385(PQKBManifestationID)11198947(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214385(PQKBWorkID)10156915(PQKB)11098325(MiAaPQ)EBC3035196(Au-PeEL)EBL3035196(CaPaEBR)ebr10265349(OCoLC)646531958(EXLCZ)99100000000057692120030115d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe older cancer patient a guide for nurses and related professionals /Janine Overcash, Lodovico Balducci, editors1st ed.New York, NY Springer Pub. Co.c20031 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8261-1805-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Introduction""; ""Section One�Overview""; ""Kathy's Diagnosis""; ""Chapter 1 Epidemiology and Pathology of Cancer and Aging""; ""Chapter 2 Issues in the Care of the Older Cancer Patient: Delayed Diagnosis, Inadequate Treatment, and Information Gaps""; ""Chapter 3 Cancer Screening and Prevention in the Older Cancer Patient""; ""Section Two�Management of Care""; ""Kathy's Treatment""; ""Chapter 4 Atypical Presentation of Cancer in the Elderly""; ""Chapter 5 Obtaining a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment""; ""Chapter 6 Understanding Patient Preferences""""Chapter 7 Health Care Decisions: How Cancer Treatment Decisions Are Made by the Health Care Team""""Chapter 8 Radiation Therapy of Older Persons""; ""Chapter 9 Chemotherapy in the Older Person""; ""Chapter 10 Cancer Fatigue and Aging""; ""Chapter 11 Cancer-Related Anemia""; ""Chapter 12 Caring When Cure Is No Longer Possible""; ""Section Three�Related Issues""; ""Mr. Brown's Story""; ""Chapter 13 Social Support Networks of the Older Cancer Patient""; ""Chapter 14 Helping Family Caregivers of Elderly Cancer Patients: The CARE Model""; ""Chapter 15 Nursing Research and Quality of Life""""Chapter 16 Strategies for the Enrollment of Older Patients into Clinical Trials of Cancer Treatment""""Chapter 17 The Cost of Cancer Prevention and Treatment in the Older Person""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""Geriatric oncologyCancerNursingGeriatric oncology.CancerNursing.618.97/6994Overcash Janine1648819Balducci Lodovico1648820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825277603321The older cancer patient3997235UNINA