Overview
- Discusses in depth the different aspects of management of colorectal cancer in the elderly
- Provides detailed coverage of the emerging field of perioperative care of geriatric patients, which combines research from surgery and the field of geriatric medicine
- Highlights take-home messages in each chapter
- Includes numerous informative figures and tables
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer. These patients pose unique challenges as they have more comorbidities and lower functional reserves. In addition, the treatment goals may differ from those in younger patients. This book discusses in depth the different aspects of management of colorectal cancer in the elderly. After the provision of pertinent background information on the normal physiology of aging, screening and diagnosis are discussed. Subsequent chapters focus on a range of issues associated with the surgical and perioperative care of these patients and with adjuvant treatment and palliative care. Each chapter provides helpful take-home messages in bullet point form, and numerous informative figures and tables are also included. The authors are surgeons, physicians, anesthetists, geriatricians, oncologists, and allied health professionals with extensive experience in the field.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This book covers colorectal cancer in the elderly by reviewing normal physiology in aging patients, preoperative considerations, postoperative management and complications, and interdisciplinary care. … Practitioners of general surgery, colorectal surgery, surgical oncology, and medical oncology particularly will appreciate this book, as will trainees in these specialties. … Overall, the book does a nice job of providing a resource for readers who are looking for a focused, easy-to-read treatise on this subject.” (John W. Cromwell, Doody’s Book Reviews, May, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly
Editors: Kok-Yang Tan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29883-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-29882-0Published: 04 September 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44809-6Published: 15 October 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-29883-7Published: 03 September 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 208
Topics: Oncology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Surgical Oncology, Colorectal Surgery