| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
CTAR ; v. 124 |
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C.T.A.R. ; v. 124 |
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Cancer treatment and research ; v. 124
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| Contents |
Epidemiology of cancer and aging / Lodovico Balducci, Matti Aapro -- Biological interactions of aging and carcinogenesis / Vladimir N. Anisimov -- Replicative senescence and cancer / Peter J. Hornsby -- The influence of advanced age on cancer occurrence and growth / William B. Ershler -- Age and comorbidity in cancer patients : a population based approach / Maryska L.G. Janssen-Heijnen [and others] -- Hemopoiesis and aging / Lodovico Balducci, Cheryl L. Hardy, Gary H. Lyman -- Clinical and biochemical evaluation changes over aging / Angela Abbatecola [and others] -- Biological screening and impact in elderly cancer patients / Anne-Chantal Braud, Martine Extermann -- Biological basis of the association of cancer and aging comorbidity / Martine Extermann -- Biological basis of cancer in the older person / Claudia Beghe, Lodovico Balducci -- Decision analysis for cancer prevention and cancer treatment in the elderly / Martine Extermann -- Guidelines for the management of the older cancer patient / Lodovico Balducci |
| Summary |
Biological Basis of Geriatric Oncology highlights research issues that are specific to geriatric oncology in the field of carcinogenesis and cancer prevention and treatment, based on the biologic interactions of cancer and age. It illustrates the benefit of the principles of geriatrics in the management of cancer in the older individual. This volume provides a frame of reference for practicioners of any specialties involved in the management of older patients and for oncologists involved in the management of cancer of older individuals. It is a source for basic and clinical scientists exploring the interactions and emerging information of cancer and aging |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Geriatric oncology.
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Aging.
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Comorbidity.
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Older people.
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Neoplasms
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Aging
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Comorbidity
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Aged
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Older people
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Comorbidity
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Aging
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Geriatric oncology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Balducci, Lodovico
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Extermann, Martine
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| ISBN |
0387239618 |
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9780387239613 |
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0387239626 |
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9780387239620 |
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6610147884 |
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9786610147885 |
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