BookMalcolm W.R. Reed, Riccardo A. Audisio, editors.
Contents:
1. Background and Epidemiology
Basic Science of Breast Cancer in Older Patients / Irmgard Irminger-Finger
Tumor Biology and Pathology / Virginie Durbecq and Denis Larsimont Clinical Epidemiology and the Impact of Co-Morbidity on Survival / Adri C. Voogd, Marieke J. Louwman and Jan Willem W. Coebergh
2. Special Considerations in the Management of Older Women
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment / Margot A. Gosney
A Practical Mini-Guide to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment / Siri Rostoft Kristjansson
Impact of the Physiological Effects of Aging on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Systemic Breast Cancer Treatment / Paul Hamberg, Maja J. A. de Jonge and Caroline M. Seynaeve
Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Breast Cancer / Toral Gathani and Valerie Beral
Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Elderly Breast Cancer Clinic: Using the Right Specialists, in the Same Place, with Time / Anne Stotter, Mohammad Tahir, Robert S. Pretorius and Thompson Robinson
3. Therapeutics
Mammographic Breast Screening in Elderly Women / Lynda Wyld
Primary Endocrine Therapy for the Treatment of Early Breast Cancer in Older Women / Lynda Wyld and Daniel Hind
Peroperative Radiotherapy / Roberto Orecchia, Giovanni Battista Ivaldi and Maria Cristina Leonardi
General and Local Anesthetics / Bernadette Th. Veering
The Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Elderly Women / Malcolm W. R. Reed, Lynda Wyld and Riccardo A. Audisio
Breast Reconstruction / Marcus J. D. Wagstaff, Malcolm W. R. Reed and Christopher M. Caddy
Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy / Laura Biganzoli
Adjuvant Chemotherapy / Sumanta Kumar Pal, Nilesh Vora and Arti Hurria
Adjuvant Radiotherapy / Pierre G. M. Scalliet
Prevention and Treatment of Skeletal Complications / Matthew C. Winter, Helen L. Neville-Webbe and Robert E. Coleman
Medical Management of Advanced Disease / Hans P. M. W. Wildiers
The Use of Chemotherapy in Elderly Cancer Patients: Dose Adjusting, Drug Interactions, and Polypharmacy / Lazzaro Repetto and Claudia Di Bartolomeo
4. Psychosocial Considerations
Delayed Presentation of Breast Cancer in Older Women / Lindsay J. L. Forbes and Amanda J. Ramirez
Patient Decision Making / Martine Extermann
Culture, Ethnicity, and Race: Persistent Disparities in Older Women with Breast Cancer / Antonella Surbone and Marjorie Kagawa-Singer
Supportive, Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Older Breast Cancer Patients / Elaine Cachia, Ruth Broadhurst and Sam H. Ahmedzai.