Overview
- The proposed contributors to this text represent the leading opinions in their relevant fields. This will ensure the credibility of this text with the proposed readership.
- The text covers all aspects of the care of older women with breast cancer rather than being sub-specialist specific. This will attract a wide range of potential readers for the text.
- Dr Audisio is a board member of SIOG and the endorsement of this association will be sought. This will provide marketing opportunities through the Society website and meetings.
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Background and Epidemiology
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Special Considerations in the Management of Older Women
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Therapeutics
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Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book is to provide readers with a review of the management of breast cancer in the older woman. … volume provides a detailed background to each topic with clear and helpful evidence based guidance. … book succeeds in providing evidence based guidance on virtually all aspects of breast cancer management. It represents good value for money … and is an asset to the library. It is suitable for the established clinician, trainee oncologist and to other members of the breast multidisciplinary team.” (Karin Baria, Oncology News, Vol. 8 (2), May/June, 2013)
“A slim but comprehensive review of the issues related to treating breast cancer in older patients. … it includes information about geriatrics as well as breast cancer biology and brings it all together in the treatment chapters. … Intended for practitioners who are taking care of older women with breast cancer, this book is aimed at not only cancer specialists, but also primary care physicians. … an excellent book that will provide guidance to a wide range of specialists who take care of these women.” (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2011)
“Reed and Riccardo, have an established research and clinical interest in management of older women with breast cancer and have assembled a multidisciplinary panel of experts who contributed to various chapters in their field of expertise. … The book aims to provide readers with the best available evidence in this field. … a very well-written book and the editors and contributors have done justice to this topic. … a valuable resource for clinicians and other health-care professionals who deal with elderly patients with breast cancer.” (Mohammed Keshtgar, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 72 (4), April, 2011)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women
Editors: Malcolm W. Reed, Riccardo A. Audisio
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-265-4
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84800-264-7Published: 12 January 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84800-265-4Published: 18 January 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 413
Topics: Oncology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Diagnostic Radiology, Surgical Oncology