Management of Urological Cancers in Older People

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Background and Epidemiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Background and Epidemiology

      • Jan Willem Coebergh, Rob H. A. Verhoeven

      Pages 3-17

   3. Health Status Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Genitourinary Tumors

      • Catherine Terret, Gilles Albrand

      Pages 19-38

   4. Nomograms and the Elderly: Applications in Genitourinary Oncology

      • Brandon K. Isariyawongse, Michael W. Kattan

      Pages 39-49

   5. Renal Function in Elderly and in Relationship with Management of Genitourinary Tumors

      • Muriel Rainfray, Cecile Mertens, Sophie Duc

      Pages 51-62

3. Prostate Cancer: General Considerations

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Prostate Cancer Screening or Early Diagnosis in Senior Adults?

      • Jean Etienne Terrier, Helen Boyle, Nicolas Mottet

      Pages 65-75

   3. Androgen Deprivation in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients: Side Effects and Their Prevention

      • Mohamed Omar Bishr, Fred Saad

      Pages 77-90

4. Prostate Cancer: Localized Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91

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   2. Prognostic Factors of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Patients

      • Barry B. McGuire, John M. Fitzpatrick

      Pages 93-104

   3. Prostatectomy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients

      • Hein Van Poppel

      Pages 105-120

   4. Radiotherapy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients

      • Pascal Pommier

      Pages 121-129

   5. Selective Minimally Invasive Therapy in Older Patients for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Way to Mitigate Harm and Retain Benefit?

      • Louise Dickinson, Hashim Uddin Ahmed, Mark Emberton

      Pages 131-151

   6. Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting in Indolent Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients

      • Nicolas Mottet, Helen Boyle

      Pages 153-161

   7. Decision Making in Elderly Localized Prostate Cancer

      • Nicolas Mottet, Helen Boyle, Jean-Pierre Droz

      Pages 163-176

5. Prostate Cancer: Metastatic Disease

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 177-177

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6. Metastatic Disease

   1. Clinical Management of Elderly Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy

      • Guru Sonpavde, Cora N. Sternberg

      Pages 179-201

   2. Clinical Management of Elderly Patients’ Metastatic Prostate Cancer: Other Treatments and Supportive Care

      • Helen Boyle, Aude Fléchon

      Pages 203-216

   3. New Treatment Developments Applied to Elderly Patients

      • Deborah Mukherji, Carmel J. Pezaro, Johann S. De-Bono

      Pages 217-227

This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older urological cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance.

• Bladder Cancer
• Geroncology
• Prostate Cancer
• Renal Cancer

From the reviews:

“This comprehensive approach to the evaluation and management of elderly urological oncology patients should appeal to all practitioners involved in the care of these patients … . it should be required reading for students, residents, and fellows interested in the care of these patients. … This book should be an important part of the library of all clinicians involved in the evaluation and management of elderly patients with urological cancer. It is comprehensive, well written, and easy to read with appropriate illustrations and excellent references.” (Andrew Edward Chapman, Doody’s Review Service, November, 2012)

• Lyon-RTH Laënnec School of Medicine, Lyon, France

  Jean-Pierre Droz

• University of Liverpool, St Helens Teach, St Helens, United Kingdom

  Riccardo A. Audisio

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