This book presents comprehensive assessment and up-to-date discussion of the
epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of cancer in the elderly, highlighting
the growing demands of the disease, its biology, individual susceptibility, the
impact of state-of-the-art and emerging therapies on reducing morbidity, and
decision making processes.
Describes pivotal results from clinical trials on the management of
site-specific cancers, such as breast, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and
hematalogic malignancies
Collecting contributions from more than 40 expert clinicians and researchers and
citing more than 2300 references, Cancer in the Elderly
highlights dilemmas, controversies, and the changing paradigms of cancer in the
elderly
studies the molecular biology of cancer and its relationship to the aging
process
addresses