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Cancer Surgery in the Elderly
Joint Authors
Somerville, Justin
Richardson, James P.
Kowdley, Gopal C.
Merchant, Nishant
Gorospe, Myriam
Cunningham, Steven C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-03
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The proportions both of elderly patients in the world and of elderly patients with cancer are both increasing.
In the evaluation of these patients, physiologic age, and not chronologic age, should be carefully considered in the decision-making process prior to both cancer screening and cancer treatment in an effort to avoid ageism.
Many tools exist to help the practitioner determine the physiologic age of the patient, which allows for more appropriate and more individualized risk stratification, both in the pre- and postoperative periods as patients are evaluated for surgical treatments and monitored for surgical complications, respectively.
During and after operations in the oncogeriatric populations, physiologic changes occuring that accompany aging include impaired stress response, increased senescence, and decreased immunity, all three of which impact the risk/benefit ratio associated with cancer surgery in the elderly.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kowdley, Gopal C.& Merchant, Nishant& Richardson, James P.& Somerville, Justin& Gorospe, Myriam& Cunningham, Steven C.. 2012. Cancer Surgery in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kowdley, Gopal C.…[et al.]. Cancer Surgery in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kowdley, Gopal C.& Merchant, Nishant& Richardson, James P.& Somerville, Justin& Gorospe, Myriam& Cunningham, Steven C.. Cancer Surgery in the Elderly. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461819
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461819