Management of Gynecological Cancers in Older Women

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lichtman, Stuart M. (Editor), Audisio, Riccardo A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Cancer > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Surgical Oncology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-4605-6

The risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology,...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Background and Epidemiology
• 2. Pathology of Gynecologic Cancer
• 3. Geriatric Issues in Ovarian Cancer
• 4. Geriatric Assessment for the Oncologist
• 5. Pharmacology of Chemotherapy
• 6. Pre-operative risk assessment
• 7. Genetics and Gynecological Cancer
• 8. Radiotherapy
• 9. Ovarian Cancer:� Symptoms and Presentation
• 10. Ovarian Cancer  Surgical Considerations
• 11. Ovarian Cancer: Primary Chemotherapy
• 12. Relapse - Surgical Considerations and Secondary Cytoreduction
• 13. Ovarian Cancer Relapse  Experimental Therapies
• 14. Management of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in Older Women
• 15. Treatment of Endometrial Cancer in the Geriatric Patient
• 16.Treatment of Advanced Stage and Recurrent Endometrial Cancer in Elderly Women
• 17. Cervical Cancer in the Elderly: Staging and Surgical Management
• 18. Cervical Cancer  Advanced Stage & Relapse Treatment  Standard and Experimental Therapy
• 19. Vulval and Vaginal Cancer
• 20. Uterine Sarcomas in the Elderly
• 21. Sexual Medicine in the Management of Older Gynecologic Cancer Patients
• 22. End-of-life care for elderly patients with gynecologic cancer
• 23. Palliative Surgery.