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Management of Cancer in the Older Patient: Expert Consult – Online and Print
Author(s): Arash Naeim MD PhD (Author), David Reuben MD (Author), Patricia Ganz (Author)
- Publisher: Saunders
- Publication Date: August 31, 2011
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 312 pages
- ISBN-10: 143771398X
- ISBN-13: 9781437713985
Book Description
Management of Cancer in the Older Patient, by Drs. Arash Naeim, David Reuben, and Patricia Ganz, offers the help you need to effectively diagnose, refer, and manage cancer in geriatric patients. You’ll see how to provide effective cancer screening; refer your patients to the right oncologist; deal with comorbidities, frailties, and other complications; navigate end-of-life issues; and much more. A templated, user-friendly format, both in print and online at www.expertconsult.com, makes it easy to find and apply the answers you need.
See how to best manage geriatric cancer patients with help from leading specialists in both geriatrics and oncology
Make informed decisions as to when to refer patients to specialists.
Provide the supportive care your patients and their families need on issues such as such as mental health, pain, fatigue, nausea, insomnia, nutri
Be prepared to help cancer survivors navigate their after-treatment care including adjuvant therapy, side effects, second cancers, quality of life, and other concerns.
Offer accurate guidance on ethical issues like competency, end of life, hospice, the role of the caregiver, and more
- Access the complete contents online at www.expertconsult.com
Editorial Reviews
Review
Management of Cancer in the Older Patient is easy to read, covers an impressive range of topics in basic detail, and will be a useful resource for primary care physicians treating and supporting these patients. Oncologists, geriatricians, and other specialists who treat older patients with cancer will appreciate the emphasis placed on the complex clinical and social situations that these patients face, as well as the authors’ call for a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to care.”
–JAMA. 2012;307(19):2106-2107.
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Assess, refer, and manage older cancer patients with practical guidance
