Main 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.

Contents:

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 Diaz-Rubio

13 Palliation and Quality of Life

Bengt Glimelius