As the population ages, clinicians are facing an increasing
number of elderly patients with colorectal cancer. These patients
pose unique challenges as they have more comorbidities and lower
functional reserves. In addition, the treatment goals may differ
from those in younger patients. This book discusses in depth the
different aspects of management of colorectal cancer in the
elderly. After the provision of pertinent background information on
the normal physiology of aging, screening and diagnosis are
discussed. Subsequent chapters focus on a range of issues
associated with the surgical and perioperative care of these
patients and with adjuvant treatment and palliative care. Each
chapter provides helpful take-home messages in bullet point form,
and numerous informative figures and tables are also included. The
authors are surgeons, physicians, anesthetists, geriatricians,
oncologists, and allied health professionals with extensive
experience in the field.
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