Geriatric Oncology , 2 Teile

Section I: Epidemiology.- Section II: Biology of Aging and Cancer.- Section III: Pathophysiology of Aging and Cancer.- Section IV: Geriatric Assessment and Management in Oncology.- Section V: Heme Malignancies.- Section VI: Solid Tumors.- Section VII: Patient Care Issues.- Section VIII: Research Methods in Geriatric Oncology.

Dr. Martine Extermann is Professor of Oncology and Medicine at the University of South Florida. She is the Program Leader of the Senior Adult Oncology Program at the Moffitt Cancer Center. She earned her medical diploma and her medical Ph.D. at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. She has a Swiss Board Certification in Internal Medicine, specialty Oncology-Hematology. She also holds ABIM certifications in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. She has worked at Moffitt since 1994 and has been a Faculty Member since 1997. Her research focuses on cancer in the elderly. Her main areas of investigation are comorbidity, comprehensive assessment, and prediction/prevention of treatment toxicity in older cancer patients.
She is Past President of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), of which she is also a founding board member. She served or is serving on several ASCO committees and on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Extermann was presented at ASCO 2009 with the B.J. Kennedy Award for Scientific Excellence in Geriatric Oncology. In October 2014, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) presented Dr. Extermann with the Paul Calabresi Award. On October 10, 2015, Dr. Extermann was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in Geriatric Oncology by the German Society of Geriatrics and German Society of Hematology/Oncology in Basel, Switzerland.