Management of urological cancers in older people / / Jean-Pierre Droz, Riccardo A. Audisio, editors ; Riccardo A. Audisio, series editor
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| Autore: |
Droz Jean-Pierre
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| Titolo: |
Management of urological cancers in older people / / Jean-Pierre Droz, Riccardo A. Audisio, editors ; Riccardo A. Audisio, series editor
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Springer, 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2013. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 616.9946 |
| 616.99461 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Genitourinary organs - Cancer |
| Geriatric oncology | |
| Altri autori: |
AudisioRiccardo A
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | pt. 1. Background and epidemiology -- pt. 2. Prostate cancer : general considerations -- pt. 3. Prostate cancer : localized disease -- pt. 4. Prostate cancer : metastatic disease -- pt. 5. Bladder cancer -- pt. 6. Renal cancer -- pt. 7. Rare cancers. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology, co-morbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy. Management of Urological Cancers in Older People focuses on treatment strategies of urological cancers and provides guidance on the issues specific to older patients, spanning background and epidemiology, special considerations in the care of older people, therapeutics, and psychosocial considerations. This book offers a thorough review of current approaches to treating older urological cancer patients, detailing the special issues and considerations involved. The discipline-spanning coverage outlines best practice and proposes topics for future research. This first volume in the Management of Cancer in Older People series will be of interest to all surgical oncologists, medical oncologists, gerontologists, urologists and other members of the multidisciplinary team involved in the care of elderly urological cancer patients. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Management of urological cancers in older people |
| ISBN: | 0-85729-999-9 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910438019603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Management of Cancer in Older People ; ; 1