Geriatric Oncology

2. Aging and Cancer: What Oncologists Need to Know
Arti Hurria, Lodovico Balducci

3. Assessing the Older Cancer Patient
Melissa Cohen, David Reuben, Arash Naeim

4. Cancer Screening in Older Adults
Louise C. Walter

5. Physiological Consequences of Aging
Bindu Kanapuru, William B. Ershler

6. Assessment and Impact of Comorbidity in Older Adults with Cancer
Athanasios Karampeazis, Martine Extermann

7. Geriatric Syndromes Defined and Explained for Oncology Practice
Miriam B. Rodin

8. Family Caregivers
Betty R. Ferrell, Polly Mazanec

9. Surgical Management of the Older Patient with Cancer
David M. Heimann, M. Margaret Kemeny

10. Chemotherapy for the Older Adult with Cancer
Supriya Mohile, Nail Nagovskiy, Lodovico Balducci

11. Radiation Therapy in Geriatric Oncology
Sarah E. Hoffe, Mark S. Russell

12. Palliative Care: Special Considerations for Older Adults with Cancer
Genevieve N. Thompson, Harvey M. Chochinov

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Oncology, Internal Medicine