Problem Solving in Older Cancer Patients provides an evidence-based guidebook to current thinking and clinical practice in this field. By referring to individual case studies written and/or overseen by experienced physicians, the reader can learn how to approach the management of older cancer patients and implement the appropriate treatment strategy that best suits the patient, taking account of comorbidities, frailty, and patient choice. This guide is for physicians in oncology or geriatrics (and other medical disciplines) involved with older cancer patients, working in primary care, district hospitals or main general hospitals, cancer units and cancer centres. This work is also of importance to specialist nurses, trainee specialists and senior students. The first part of the book consists of general perspective chapters, discussing generic issues such as radiotherapy in older patients and anaesthetic issues. The second part offers clinical case scenarios. Each clinical case includes a concise discussion on patient presentation and of scenarios underpinning issues experienced by older patients followed by a clear appraisal of how the latest clinical research impacts on patient management. The aim is to help the busy clinician modify daily medical practice in response to individual cases.

About the Author
Alistair Ring Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey; Danielle Harari, Tania Kalsi, Janine Mansi Guys and St Thomas's Hospital, London; Peter Selby St James University Hospital, Leeds / Association of Cancer Physicians Supported by the Association of Cancer Physicians and the British Geriatrics Society

Reviews
Supported by the Association of Cancer Physicians and the British Geriatrics Society


Awards
Winner of BMA Oncology Book of the Year 2016.



Book Information
ISBN 9781846921100
Author Janine Mansi
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint Clinical Publishing,an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd
Publisher Evidence-Based Networks Ltd