Management of Colorectal Cancers in Older People (eBook) von Demetris Papamichael

1              The Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Valery E. P. P. Lemmens

2              Genetic Alterations in Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Zenia Saridaki and John Souglakos

3              Co-morbidity, Disability, and Geriatric Syndromes

Siri Rostoft Kristjansson

4              CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Patient Assessment

Siri Rostoft Kristjansson and Riccardo A. Audisio

5              Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment

Margot A. Gosney

6              Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients

Harm J. T. Rutten, Gerrit-Jan Liefers, and Valery E. P. P. Lemmens

7              Palliative Surgical Approaches for Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Andrew P. Zbar and Riccardo A. Audisio

8              Surgery for Liver Metastases

Nicola de Liguori Carino and Luigi Bonanni

9              Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy and Older Patients: Evidence-Based or Opinion-BasedTreatment?

Rob Glynne-Jones and Kannon Nathan

10           Adjuvant Therapy of Colorectal Cancer in Older People

Aimery de Gramont, Leila Bengrine-Lefevre, May Mabro, and Elisabeth Carola

11           Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Setting

Gunnar Folprecht

12           Targeted Therapies in Older Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Javier Sastre, Jon Zugazagoitia, Aranzazu Manzano, and Eduardo Díaz-Rubio

13           Palliation and Quality of Life

Bengt Glimelius