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100 1 _aTan, Kok-Yang.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aColorectal Cancer in the Elderly
_h[electronic resource] /
_cedited by Kok-Yang Tan.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2013.
300 _aVIII, 199 p. 30 illus., 20 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
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505 0 _aThe 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.
520 _aAs 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 younger patients. Appropriate management of elderly patients demands a greater understanding of not only the physiological changes but also issues related to the delivery of holistic care. This book discusses in depth the different aspects of management of colorectal cancer in the elderly. After the provision of pertinent background information on the normal physiology of aging, screening and diagnosis are discussed. Subsequent chapters focus on a range of issues associated with the surgical and perioperative care of these patients and with adjuvant treatment and palliative care. Each chapter provides helpful take-home messages in bullet point form, and numerous informative figures and tables are also included. The authors are surgeons, physicians, anesthetists, geriatricians, oncologists, and allied health professionals with extensive experience in the field. This book discusses in depth the different aspects of management of colorectal cancer in the elderly. After the provision of pertinent background information on the normal physiology of aging, screening and diagnosis are discussed. Subsequent chapters focus on a range of issues associated with the surgical and perioperative care of these patients and with adjuvant treatment and palliative care. Each chapter provides helpful take-home messages in bullet point form, and numerous informative figures and tables are also included. The authors are surgeons, physicians, anesthetists, geriatricians, oncologists, and allied health professionals with extensive experience in the field.
650 0 _aMedicine.
650 0 _aGeriatrics.
650 0 _aOncology.
650 0 _aCancer
_xSurgery.
650 0 _aColon (Anatomy)
_xSurgery.
650 1 4 _aMedicine & Public Health.
650 2 4 _aOncology.
650 2 4 _aGeriatrics/Gerontology.
650 2 4 _aSurgical Oncology.
650 2 4 _aColorectal Surgery.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29883-7
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