The older cancer patient : a guide for nurses and related professionals / / Janine Overcash, Lodovico Balducci, editors
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| Titolo: |
The older cancer patient : a guide for nurses and related professionals / / Janine Overcash, Lodovico Balducci, editors
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| Pubblicazione: | New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2003 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.97/6994 |
| Soggetto topico: | Geriatric oncology |
| Cancer - Nursing | |
| Altri autori: |
OvercashJanine
BalducciLodovico
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Because cancer in the older adult may be present in combination with other chronic conditions, including dementia and frailty, multidisciplinary care is especially important. This book provides nurses with essential information on the care and treatment o |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The older cancer patient |
| ISBN: | 1-281-80687-0 |
| 9786611806873 | |
| 0-8261-1806-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910970290303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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