Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Tan, Kok-Yang. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Geriatrics.; Oncology.; Cancer > Surgery.; Colon (Anatomy) > Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Surgical Oncology.; Colorectal Surgery.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29883-7

As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer. Disease management in these patients poses a unique challenge as they have more comorbidities and lower functional reserves. In addition, the treatment goals may differ from those in younge...

Table of Contents:

• The normal physiology of ageing
• Screening, diagnosis and investigations for colorectal cancer in the elderly
• Risk stratification for surgery
• Rationalizing and managing comorbidities for the surgical treatment of colorectal cancer
• Surgical considerations prior to surgery Psychosocial considerations prior to surgery
• Prehabilitation
• Transdisciplinary care for elderly surgery patients
• Perioperative nutrition for elderly surgical patients
• Anaesthesia and intraoperative care of elderly surgery patients
• Minimally invasive surgery in elderly patients
• Postoperative care
• Nursing care of elderly surgical patients
• Returning to premorbid function
• Managing urinary and bowel dysfunction after colorectal surgery
• Adjuvant treatment of colorectal cancer for the elderly
• KIV: Alternative medicine in care of elderly with colorectal cancer
• Palliative care for the elderly with� colorectal cancer.