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Cancer in the elderly / edited by Carrie P. Hunter, Karen A. Johnson, Hyman B. Muss.

Contributor(s): Hunter, Carrie P, 1947- | Johnson, Karen A. (Karen Audrey), 1946- | Muss, Hyman B.
Material type: TextTextSeries: Basic and clinical oncology: 23.Publisher: New York : M. Dekker, c2000General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 606 p.) : ill.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780585351629 ; 9780824746452 .Subject(s): Geriatric oncology | Neoplasms -- Epidemiology -- United States | Neoplasms -- Prevention -- United States | Neoplasms -- Treatment -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 618.97/6994 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge.
Contents:
Series Introduction; Preface; Contents; Contributors; The Burden of Cancer in the Elderly; Breast Cancer Screening; Prostatic Cancer Screening; Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly; Cancer Prevention in the Elderly; Molecular Biology and Biological Markers; Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer; Surgery in the Elderly Oncology Patient; Radiation Therapy and the Elderly; Chemotherapeutic Treatment Issues in the Elderly; Breast Cancer; Gynecological Cancers; Genitourinary Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Myelomas; Treatment of Melanoma and Sarcoma
Summary: This volume presents a comprehensive assessment and discussion of late-1990s knowledge and research advancements in the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of cancer in the elderly.
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Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series Introduction; Preface; Contents; Contributors; The Burden of Cancer in the Elderly; Breast Cancer Screening; Prostatic Cancer Screening; Screening for Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly; Cancer Prevention in the Elderly; Molecular Biology and Biological Markers; Inherited Susceptibility to Cancer; Surgery in the Elderly Oncology Patient; Radiation Therapy and the Elderly; Chemotherapeutic Treatment Issues in the Elderly; Breast Cancer; Gynecological Cancers; Genitourinary Cancer; Gastrointestinal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Leukemias, Lymphomas, and Myelomas; Treatment of Melanoma and Sarcoma

This volume presents a comprehensive assessment and discussion of late-1990s knowledge and research advancements in the epidemiology, prevention and treatment of cancer in the elderly.

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