Handbook for the Care of the Older Adult With Cancer

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Foreword vii
Preface ix
Chapter 1. Demographic Data: Cancer in Older Adults 1
Chapter 2. Prevention and Detection 9
Chapter 3. Interdisciplinary Management of the Older Adult With Cancer 25
Chapter 4. Home Management of the Older Adult With Cancer 35
Chapter 5. Nursing Care of the Older Adult With Lung Cancer 51
Chapter 6. Breast Cancer in Elderly Women 67
Chapter 7. Treatment and Care of the Older Adult With Colorectal Cancer 85
Chapter 8. Treatment and Care of the Older Adult With Prostate Cancer 95
Chapter 9. Cancer Pain in the Older Adult 107
Chapter 10. Symptom Management in the Older Adult With Cancer 129
Chapter 11. Quality-of-Life Assessment for Older Adults With Cancer 153
Chapter 12. Spiritual Care of the Older Adult With Cancer 177
Chapter 13. Legal Issues in Cancer Nursing of the Older Adult 189
Index 197
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