Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women
(Sprache: Englisch)
This book offers evidence-based clinical knowledge of older patients suffering from breast cancer. It details the full armament of therapeutic options as well as the epidemiology of the disease and specific psychosocial considerations for elderly patients.
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This book offers evidence-based clinical knowledge of older patients suffering from breast cancer. It details the full armament of therapeutic options as well as the epidemiology of the disease and specific psychosocial considerations for elderly patients.
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I was looking at Mrs T - all 45 kilos of her - with somewhat puzzled thoughts. I had prescribed her capecitabine at very prudent doses, in view of her 91-year-old kidneys and physiology. She had reduced my treatment even further, "because it was making her tired." As a result, she was taking a grand total of 500 mg of capecitabine a day. Yet, her metastatic, ER/PR-negative, Her2-positive breast cancer was undoubtedly responding. Her pain was improving and her chest mass was shrinking, as were her lung metastases... What was the secret of that response? Were Mrs T's kidneys eli- nating even less drug than predicted by her creatinine clearance? Was her sarcopenia altering drug distribution? Was she absorbing more drug than average? Or was her tumor exquisitely sensitive to fluoropyrimidines? "Physicians," said Voltaire, "pour drugs they know little for diseases they know even less into patients they know no- ing about." Medicine has made tremendous progress since the eighteenth century. Yet, there are fields where quite a lot remains to be learned. In developed countries, 25% of breast cancers occur in patients aged 75 years and older. Yet, these patients represent only 4% of the population of traditional clinical trials. That ought to let us wonder how relevant data acquired in patients in their 60s are to a nonagenarian. Fortunately, geriatric oncologists have been stepping up to the task and have gen- ated data to help us to treat such patients.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women “
- Background and Epidemiology- Basic Science of Breast Cancer in Older Patients
- Tumor Biology and Pathology
- Clinical Epidemiology and the Impact of Co-Morbidity on Survival
- Special Considerations in the Management of Older Women
- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- A Practical Mini-Guide to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
- Impact of the Physiological Effects of Aging on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Systemic Breast Cancer Treatment
- Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Breast Cancer
- Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Elderly Breast Cancer Clinic: Using the Right Specialists, in the Same Place, with Time
- Therapeutics
- Mammographic Breast Screening in Elderly Women
- Primary Endocrine Therapy for the Treatment of Early Breast Cancer in Older Women
- Peroperative Radiotherapy
- General and Local Anesthetics
- The Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Elderly Women
- Breast Reconstruction
- Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy
- Adjuvant Radiotherapy
- Prevention and Treatment of Skeletal Complications
- Medical Management of Advanced Disease
- The Use of Chemotherapy in Elderly Cancer Patients: Dose Adjusting, Drug Interactions, and Polypharmacy
- Psychosocial Considerations
- Delayed Presentation of Breast Cancer in Older Women
- Patient Decision Making
- Culture, Ethnicity, and Race: Persistent Disparities in Older Women with Breast Cancer
- Supportive, Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Older Breast Cancer Patients
Bibliographische Angaben
- 2010, 2010, XVI, 413 Seiten, Maße: 16 x 24,1 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Herausgegeben: Malcolm W. R. Reed, Riccardo A. Audisio
- Verlag: Springer, Berlin
- ISBN-10: 1848002645
- ISBN-13: 9781848002647
- Erscheinungsdatum: 12.01.2010
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
From the reviews: "This book is to provide readers with a review of the management of breast cancer in the older woman. ... volume provides a detailed background to each topic with clear and helpful evidence based guidance. ... book succeeds in providing evidence based guidance on virtually all aspects of breast cancer management. It represents good value for money ... and is an asset to the library. It is suitable for the established clinician, trainee oncologist and to other members of the breast multidisciplinary team." (Karin Baria, Oncology News, Vol. 8 (2), May/June, 2013)
"A slim but comprehensive review of the issues related to treating breast cancer in older patients. ... it includes information about geriatrics as well as breast cancer biology and brings it all together in the treatment chapters. ... Intended for practitioners who are taking care of older women with breast cancer, this book is aimed at not only cancer specialists, but also primary care physicians. ... an excellent book that will provide guidance to a wide range of specialists who take care of these women." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2011)
"Reed and Riccardo, have an established research and clinical interest in management of older women with breast cancer and have assembled a multidisciplinary panel of experts who contributed to various chapters in their field of expertise. ... The book aims to provide readers with the best available evidence in this field. ... a very well-written book and the editors and contributors have done justice to this topic. ... a valuable resource for clinicians and other health-care professionals who deal with elderly patients with breast cancer." (Mohammed Keshtgar, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 72 (4), April, 2011)
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