Description
This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older colorectal cancers patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance. 1 The Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients Valery E. P. P. Lemmens 2 Genetic Alterations in Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients Zenia Saridaki and John Souglakos 3 Co-morbidity, Disability, and Geriatric Syndromes Siri Rostoft Kristjansson 4 CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Patient Assessment Siri Rostoft Kristjansson and Riccardo A. Audisio 5 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Margot A. Gosney 6 Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients Harm J. T. Rutten, Gerrit-Jan Liefers, and Valery E. P. P. Lemmens 7 Palliative Surgical Approaches for Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer Andrew P. Zbar and Riccardo A. Audisio 8 Surgery for Liver Metastases Nicola de’ Liguori Carino and Luigi Bonanni 9 Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy and Older Patients: Evidence-Based or Opinion-Based Treatment? Rob Glynne-Jones and Kannon Nathan 10 Adjuvant Therapy of Colorectal Cancer in Older People Aimery de Gramont, Leila Bengrine-Lefevre, May Mabro, and Elisabeth Carola 11 Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Setting Gunnar Folprecht 12 Targeted Therapies in Older Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Javier Sastre, Jon Zugazagoitia, Aranzazu Manzano, and Eduardo Daz-Rubio 13 Palliation and Quality of Life Bengt Glimelius
