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Management of Hematological Cancer in Older People

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Editors:
  1. Ulrich Wedding

    1. Department of Palliative Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

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  2. Riccardo A. Audisio

    1. St Helens Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, St Helens, United Kingdom

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  • Draws from an international pool of expert contributors

  • Addresses the very specific issues and considerations in treating hematological cancer in the older patient

  • Offers a multidisciplinary perspective, providing the reader with the big picture in hematological cancer care for elderly patients

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Hematological Malignancies in the Elderly: The Epidemiological Perspective

    • Alberto Quaglia, Marina Vercelli, Roberto Lillini, AIRTUM Working Group
    Pages 1-34

  3. Anemia, Fatigue and Aging

    • Lodovico Balducci
    Pages 35-48

  4. Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Older Patients

    • Reinhard Stauder
    Pages 49-61

  5. Acute Myeloid Leukemia

    • Heidi D. Klepin, Timothy S. Pardee
    Pages 63-83

  6. Chronic Myelogeneous Leukemia

    • Andreas Hochhaus, Susanne Saussele
    Pages 85-99

  7. Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

    • Farah Shariff, Claire Harrison
    Pages 101-112

  8. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

    • Valentin Goede, Michael Hallek
    Pages 113-128

  9. Indolent Lymphomas in Older Patients

    • Andreas Viardot, Christian Buske
    Pages 129-141

  10. The Challenge of Treating Elderly Patients with Mantle Cell Lymphoma

    • Simone Ferrero, Martin Dreyling
    Pages 143-168

  11. Hodgkin Lymphoma in the Elderly

    • Paul Fields
    Pages 169-183

  12. Diffuse Large B-Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (DLBCL- NHL)

    • Nils Winkelmann, Ulrich Wedding
    Pages 185-202

  13. Multiple Myeloma

    • Roberto Mina, Antonio Palumbo
    Pages 203-218

  14. Geriatric Assessment

    • Martine Extermann
    Pages 219-237

  15. Nursing Issues

    • Corien M. Eeltink, Angelina Beumer-Grootenhuis, Carolien Burghout
    Pages 239-252

  16. General Considerations on Treatment in Older Patients with Hematological Malignancies

    • Pierre Soubeyran, Camille Chakiba, Anne-Sophie Michallet
    Pages 253-268

  17. General Consideration on Radiotherapy in Older Patients with Hematological Malignancies

    • Youlia M. Kirova
    Pages 269-276

  18. Supportive Care in Older Patients with Hematological Malignancies

    • Karin Jordan, Berit Jordan, Camilla Leithold, Jörn Rüssel
    Pages 277-296

  19. Patients Reported Outcome/Quality of Life

    • Barbara Deschler
    Pages 297-311

  20. Palliative Care in Elderly Patients with Hematological Malignancies

    • Ulrich Wedding
    Pages 313-323
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About this book

The risk of cancer increases with age, and the number of older adults seeking treatment is increasing dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of differences in the biology of the tumor, age-related differences in host physiology, co-morbidity burden and psychosocial issues, which might impact the efficacy and side effects of cancer therapy. This book focuses on the management of hematological cancer and provides guidance on the management issues specific to older patients, spanning background and epidemiology, special considerations in the management of older people, therapeutics and psychosocial considerations.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Palliative Care, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany

    Ulrich Wedding

  • St Helens Teaching Hospital, University of Liverpool, St Helens, United Kingdom

    Riccardo A. Audisio

About the editors

Riccardo A Audsio, MD, FRCS is Professor of Surgical Oncology at the University of Liverpool, and consultant at the Whiston Hospital, Prescot. His main research interest is exploring the role of surgery within the multidisciplinary management of cancer patients, particularly focusing on onco-geriatrics, and Dr Audisio currently sits on the editorial board of 12 publications.  He is the editor-in-chief of Surgical Oncology (Elsevier).  

 

Ulrich Wedding, MD, PhD is consultant for Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care, and Geriatric Medicine at the University Hospital in Jena, Germany. He is head of the department of palliative care. His clinical interests include cancer in the elderly, new drug development, supportive and palliative care. He has authored or coauthored numerous articles, book chapters, and monographs with a focus on aspects of cancer treatment in elderly patients. He is member of the editorial board of the Journal of Geriatric Oncology, and reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. He is past-chairman and current secretary of the Task Force Cancer in the Elderly of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), board member of the International Society for Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), and chairman of the Arbeitsgruppe Geriatrische Onkologie of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internistische Onkologie of the German Cancer Society. He served as chairman of the Scientific Committee of the 10th International Meeting of the SIOG in Berlin in 2009.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Management of Hematological Cancer in Older People

  • Editors: Ulrich Wedding, Riccardo A. Audisio

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2837-3

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2836-6Published: 03 December 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-6971-0Published: 22 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-2837-3Published: 20 November 2014

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 336

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Oncology, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Hematology, Surgical Oncology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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