Problem solving in older cancer patients / edited by Alistair Ring [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Association of Cancer Physicians, issuing body.

British Geriatrics Society, issuing body.

Ring, Alistair, editor.

Series:

Problem Solving in Oncology.

Problem Solving in Oncology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geriatric oncology.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Clinical Publishing, 2016.

Language Note:

English.

Summary:

Evidence-based guide to managing older cancer patients. BMA Oncology Book of the Year.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Preface

Abbreviations

01 Cancer in Older People: an Overview

02 Clinical Epidemiology and Patterns of Care for Cancer in Older Patients

03 Improving Care for Older Cancer Patients in the NHS

04 Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Older Cancer Patients: Learning from the Improving Cancer Treatment Assessment and Support for Older People Project

05 A European Perspective on Cancer Care in Older People

06 Clinical Trials in Older Patients with Cancer

07 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment and Available Tools

08 Special Issues Concerning Radiotherapy in Older Cancer Patients

09 Special Issues Concerning Systemic Anticancer Therapy in Older Cancer Patients

10 Special Issues in the Selection of Older Cancer Patients and Delivery of Their Surgery

11 Drug Therapy in Older People: Pharmacology and the Dangers of Polypharmacy

12 Screening for Breast and Prostate Cancer in the Older Population

13 The Nursing Perspective

14 Allied Health Professional Perspective

15 Perspectives from a GP on Care of Older People with Cancer

16 Anaesthetic Perspective

17 Ethics, Consent and Capacity in the Older Cancer Patient

18 Palliative Care in Older Cancer Patients

01 A Patient with Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Hypertension and Dizziness

02 Colorectal Cancer in a Patient with an Aortic Abdominal Aneurysm, Peripheral Vascular Disease and Poor Nutritional Status

03 A Patient with Early-Stage Lung Cancer and Heart Disease

04 A Patient with Colorectal Cancer, Liver Metastases and Falls

05 Adjuvant Chemotherapy in a Patient with Breast Cancer

06 A Patient with Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer, Transient Ischaemic Attack and Impotence.

07 Surgery for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer in a Morbidly Obese Patient with Diabetes and Renal Impairment

08 Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in a Patient with Multiple Comorbidities

09 Incontinence Developing During Chemotherapy in a Patient with Advanced Ovarian Cancer and Diabetes

10 A Patient with Breast Cancer and Dementia

11 A Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, Comorbidities and Fatigue

12 A Frail Patient with Colorectal Cancer Considered for Chemotherapy Who Struggles to Complete Activities of Daily Living

13 Optimal First-Line Management of a Patient with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma

14 Lymphoma in a Patient with Pre-existing Depression and Parkinson's Disease Who Struggles to Complete Acitivites of Daily Living

15 A Patient with Carcinoma of the Thyroid and Delirium

16 Pancreatic Cancer in a Patient on More Than 10 Internal Medicine Therapies

17 Advanced Ovarian Cancer in a Patient Who is Socially Isolated and Deaf

18 Fitness for Radical Surgery in a Patient with Uterine Cancer, Hypertenson, Obesity and Peripheral Vascular Disease

19 A Patient with Head and Neck Cancer Who is a Heavy Smoker with Emphysema and Poor Nutrition

20 Fitness of a Patient with Advanced Melanoma for Therapy with Checkpoint Inhibitors

21 A Patient with Parkinson's Disease and Oesophageal Cancer Exhibiting Significant Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity, Nausea and Vomiting from Chemotherapy

22 Diarrhoea in a Patient on Chemotherapy for Colorectal Cancer

23 A Patient with Breast Cancer Experiencing Cardiac Toxicity on Chemotherapy

24 Chemotherapy Resulting in Acute Kidney Injury in a Patient with Bladder Cancer

25 Partial Nephrectomy Followed by Hand-Foot Syndrome in a Patient with Renal Cancer Receiving Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Therapy.

26 They Disagree! Choice of Therapy by a Patient with Cholangiocarcinoma and His Family

27 A Patient with Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer for Radiotherapy or Surgery Who Experiences Falls

28 Early Prostate Cancer in an Asymptomatic Patient with Urinary Incontinence and History of Deep Vein Thrombosis

29 A Blind Patient with a Large Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour for Radical Surgery

30 Use of Radical Radiotherapy in a Patient with a Brain Tumour and Deafness

31 A Patient with Gastric Cancer and Problems with Vascular Access

32 A Patient with Infectious Complications and Neutropenia on Chemotherapy

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 8, 2017).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed July 9, 2024).

Includes index.

ISBN:

9791846926505

9781846926505

9781739881481

1739881486

9781846926501

1846926505