Description
This book aims to provide an up-to-date review of the literature in each of the major areas relating to the management of older urological cancer patients, and makes recommendations for best practice and future research. The authors come from a broad geographic spread including the UK, mainland Europe and North America to ensure a worldwide relevance. Forward Why an Onco-Geriatric Approach is Needed in Genito-Urinary Cancer Chapter 1 Background and Epidemiology Chapter 2 Health Status Evaluation of Elderly Patients with Genito-Urinary Tumours Chapter 3 Nomograms and the Elderly: Applications in Genitourinary Oncology Chapter 4 Renal Function in Elderly and in Relationship with Management of Genito-Urinary Tumours Chapter 5 Prostate Cancer Screening or Early Diagnosis in Senior Adults? Chapter 6 Androgen Deprivation in Ederly Prostate Cancer Patients: Side Effects and Their Prevention Chapter 7 Prognostic Factors of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Patients Chapter 8 Prostatectomy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients Chapter 9 Radiotherapy in Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients Chapter 10 Selective Minimally Invasive Therapy in Older Patients for Localised Prostate Cancer: A Way to Mitigate Harm and Retain Benefit? Chapter 11 Active Surveillance and Watchful Waiting in Indolent Elderly Prostate Cancer Patients Chapter 12 Decision Making in Elderly Localized Prostate Cancer Chapter 13 Clinical Management of Elderly Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer Chemotherapy Chapter 14 Clinical Management of Elderly Patients’ Metastatic Prostate Cancer-Other Treatments and Supportive Care Chapter 15 New Treatment Developments Applied to Elderly Patients Chapter 16 Management of Superficial Bladder Cancer in Elderly Patients Chapter 17 Radical Cystectomy in Muscle-Infiltrative Bladder Cancer and Conservative Treatment in Localised Disease Chapter 18 Chemotherapy for Elderly Patients with Advanced Transitional Cell Carcinoma Chapter 19 Tailored Treatment for Bladder Cancer in Older Patients Chapter 20 Surgery or Observation for Small Real Masses in Older Patients? Chapter 21 Treatment of Metastatic Kidney Cancer in the Elderly Chapter 22 Carcinoma of the Penis in the Elderly Chapter 23 Lymphomas of the Testis in Elderly Patients Chapter 24 Upper Urinary Tract Tumours in Elderly Patients Chapter 25 Adrenal Tumours in the Elderly Chapter 26 Retroperitoneal Tumours in the Elderly
