Main description:

Here is the first truly multidisciplinary handbook available that examines the cancer and aging interface along the entire cancer care continuum, from cancer prevention to end-of-life and palliative care. The coverage fully incorporates perspectives from the associated disciplines, each critical to the success of caring for older adults with cancer. Detailed clinical and research information is enhanced with the latest evidence-based and best practice materials to guide patient treatment and caregiver training, research, and intervention.

Contents:

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