Cancer in the Elderly.

Intro -- CANCER IN THE ELDERLY -- CANCER IN THE ELDERLY -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Cancer-Related Fatigue in Elderly Patients -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Definition of Cancer-Related Fatigue and Incidence -- Factors Associated with CRF -- Pathogenetic Hypotheses -- Immunological Hypothesis -- Metabolic Hypothesis -- Endocrine Hypothesis -- Neuromuscular Hypothesis -- Evaluation of the Patient -- Assessment Tools -- Treatments of Cancer-Related Fatigue -- Pharmacological Treatments -- Psychostimulants -- Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESA) -- Antidepressants -- Steroids -- Other Agents -- Non-Pharmacological Interventions -- Physical Exercise -- Psychosocial Interventions -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2 Hormone Therapy: The Only Treatment in Elderly Patients with Hormone-Sensitive Breast Carcinoma Unsuitable to Surgical Treatment -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Objective -- Results -- Conclusions -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Results -- Patient Characteristics -- Monitoring and Survival -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Correlations between Metabolic and Hormonal Cancer Risk Factors and Aging: Age-and Gender-Related Risk for Oral Cancer -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Correlations between Insulin Resistance and Age-Related Diseases -- Correlations between Estrogen Deficiency and Age-Related Diseases -- Hypothyroidism and Age- Related Diseases -- Age-Related Risk for Oral Cancer in Men and Women -- Patients and Methods -- Patients -- Age of Patients -- Smoking -- Blood Glucose Levels -- Menopausal History of Female Patients -- Overt Hypothyroidism -- Statistical Methods -- Percentage of Male and Female Patients among Oral Cancer Cases Depending on their Age.

Distribution of OC Cases in Different Age Groups and the Effect of Smoking on Age Predilection -- Age Distribution of Male OC Cases -- Age Distribution of Female OC Patients -- Distribution of OC Cases with Elevated Fasting Glucose (EFG) in Different Age Groups and the Effect of Smoking on Age Predilection -- Age Distribution of Male OC Cases with EFG -- Menopausal History of Female OC Patients -- Prevalence of Overt Hypothyroidism in Women with OC -- Questions to be Answered in the Epidemiology of Oral Cancer -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Ethic Reflexion on Cancer Treatment for Patients with Alzheimer Disease: Literature's Point of View -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Method -- Results -- Observational Studies -- Therapeutic Trials -- Reflexions on Access to Care -- Reflexions on Access to Research for the Elderly -- Issues of Consent -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Esophageal Cancer in the Elderly -- Introduction -- Esophageal Cancer -- Major Cancer Surgery in the Elderly -- Esophagectomy in the Elderly -- Neoadjuvant Therapy -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 Surgical Management of Cancer in the Elderly -- Introduction -- Managing Age Related Physiological Changes -- Cardiac -- Respiratory System -- Renal -- Cognitive -- Nutrition Status -- Medications -- Global Risk Stratification in the Elderly -- Surgical Considerations Prior to Surgery -- Psychosocial Considerations -- Intraoperative Management -- Post Operative Care -- Referrences -- Index.

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