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Ovarian Cancer in Elderly Patients

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Editors:
  1. Gilles Freyer

    1. HCL Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology, and Université de Lyon , Lyon, France

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  • Provides up-to-date information on the features and management of ovarian cancer in older women

  • Offers guidance on assessment, pathology, and diagnosis

  • Explains the different treatment options and their indications

  • Explores directions in biological research

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Systemic Treatment of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person

    • Lodovico Balducci
    Pages 1-9

  3. Cognitive Function During and After Treatment in Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patients

    • Marie Lange, Florence Joly
    Pages 11-22

  4. Histopathology of Ovarian Cancers in Elderly Patients

    • Mojgan Devouassoux-Shisheboran
    Pages 23-34

  5. Care of the Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patient: The Surgical Challenge

    • Kathleen Moore
    Pages 35-47

  6. Chemotherapy: First-Line Strategy

    • Olivia Le Saux, Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer
    Pages 49-61

  7. Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in the Elderly Patients

    • Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, Laure de Cock
    Pages 63-68

  8. Management of Antiangiogenic Agents

    • Olivier Trédan, Isabelle Ray-Coquard
    Pages 69-77

  9. How to Design Clinical Trials?

    • Sandro Pignata, Sabrina Chiara Cecere, Rosa Tambaro
    Pages 79-93

  10. Biological Research: Current Directions

    • Claire Falandry, M. Bonnefoy, Gilles Freyer, E. Gilson
    Pages 95-103
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About this book

This practical book provides up-to-date information on the particular features of ovarian cancer in older women and the best management approach. The full range of relevant topics is covered. Guidance is provided on geriatric assessment, screening, pathology, diagnosis, and follow-up. The various treatment options are carefully explained, covering surgical approaches, chemotherapy as a first-line strategy, the use of anti-angiogenic agents, and treatment of relapse. The cognitive problems that may arise in elderly women during and after treatment of ovarian cancer are documented, with advice on response. Guidance is also provided on the design of clinical trials, and current directions in biological research are reviewed. This book will be of value to both practitioners and researchers with an interest in ovarian cancer and the elderly.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • HCL Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology, and Université de Lyon , Lyon, France

    Gilles Freyer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ovarian Cancer in Elderly Patients

  • Editors: Gilles Freyer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23588-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-23587-5Published: 02 December 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34981-7Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-23588-2Published: 20 November 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 103

  • Topics: Oncology, Gynecology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Surgery, Pathology

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