Wiley.-.Cancer.and.Aging.Handbook.2012.Retail.eBook-BitBook

| Cancer and Aging Handbook | | | | Research and Practice | | | | | | DATE: 2015-04-04 SIZE: 3.37MB DISKS: 01_______4.77MB PAGES: 536 | | | | PUBLISHER: Wiley GENRE: Science | | | | AUTHOR: Keith M Bellizzi, Margot Gosney | | | | FORMAT: PDF PROTECTION: DRM EDITION: | | | | | | | LANGUAGE: English ISBN: 978-1-118-32993-1 | : : : A state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary approach to cancer and aging. : : : : With the majority of cancers occurring in individuals over the age of 65 : : against a backdrop of an expanding aging population, there is an urgent : : need to integrate the areas of clinical oncology and geriatric care. This : : timely work tackles these issues head-on, presenting a truly : : multidisciplinary and international perspective on cancer and aging from : : world-renowned experts in geriatrics, oncology, behavioral science, : : psychology, gerontology, and public health. : : : : Unlike other books on geriatric oncology that focus mainly on treatment, : : Cancer and Aging Handbook: Research and Practice examines all phases of the: : cancer care continuum, from prevention through evidence-based diagnosis and: : treatment to end-of-life care. Detailed clinical and research information : : helps guide readers on effective patient care as well as caregiver : : training, research, and intervention.