Thyroid Cancer in Children
83% papillary 60% papillary 23% follicular variant of papillary 10% follicular thyroid cancer 5% medullary 2% other From Ref. [5], with permission Papillary Thyroid Cancer Pathologic features of papillary thyroid…
Thyroid Nodules in Children
Fig. 3.1 Pathway for pediatric thyroid nodules. *Purely cystic lesions, i.e., no solid component, are not managed using this guideline. Surgical consultation may be considered. Recommend external expert review if atypia…
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Older Patients
24125 Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Older Patients Sergio Giralt INTRODUCTION In 1974, Thomas et al. published their seminal paper of the use of high-dose chemoradiotherapy followed by the infusion of…
Palliation of Nonpain Symptoms
31332 Palliation of Nonpain Symptoms Katherine Wang and Emily Chai INTRODUCTION A geriatric patient with cancer may experience symptoms—attributable to malignancy itself or to side effects of treatment—that significantly impact…
Levels of Residential Care in the Elderly and the Role of Cancer Screening
27328 Levels of Residential Care in the Elderly and the Role of Cancer Screening Miriam B. Rodin The logic of cancer screening makes certain assumptions about the population to be…
Pancreatic Cancer
19521 Pancreatic Cancer Elizabeth Won INTRODUCTION In the United States, more than 48,000 patients are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer annually, and it is the fourth most common cause of cancer…
Advance Care Planning
32333 Advance Care Planning Anca Dinescu DEFINITION AND RELEVANCE Advance care planning (ACP) is defined as the process in which individuals discuss and anticipate how their condition or poor health…
Colorectal Cancer
15317 Colorectal Cancer Armin Shahrokni INTRODUCTION Every year about 140,000 patients are diagnosed with colorectal cancer (1). Older cancer patients are disproportionally affected by it. About 29% and 43% of…
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Lymphoma
21621723 Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Lymphoma Colette Owens and Paul A. Hamlin INTRODUCTION Lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of malignancies of B, T, and NK lymphocytes that comprise more than…
Lung Cancer
16118 Lung Cancer Shreya Sinha, Mariam Alexander, and Ajeet Gajra INTRODUCTION Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States (1). It was estimated that 224,390…
