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.

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.

Ziel dieses Buchs ist es, die besonderen Belange alter Patienten mit Krebserkrankungen bei der Diagnosestellung, Versorgung und Therapie zusammenzufassen. Fur Situationen, in denen ein standardisiertes onkologisches Vorgehen nicht angemessen scheint, erhalten behandelnde AErzte einen fundierten UEberblick uber das aktuell verfugbare Wissen, um sicher den Mittelweg zwischen UEber- und Unterdiagnostik sowie UEber- und Untertherapie zu finden.Die Herausgeber und Autoren legen mit diesem Werk einen praktischen und umfassenden Handlungsleitfaden vor, der keine Frage offen lasst. Angesprochen sind Onkologen, niedergelassene Spezialisten, in Rehabilitationseinrichtungen Tatige sowie Hausarzte und Geriater.