26527 Communication With Cognitively Impaired Older Adults and Their Families Rebecca Saracino, Christian J. Nelson, and Andrew J. Roth Cancer steadily increases in prevalence as people age (1). Simultaneously, communication…
10713 Geriatric Assessment Sincere McMillan and Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki INTRODUCTION A primary determination when considering appropriate therapy for an older patient with cancer is the patient’s functional age. The aging process…
9912 Social Isolation and Caregiver Burden Linda Mathew and Carolyn Fulton INTRODUCTION More than 16 million Americans are currently living with a diagnosis of cancer; accordingly, the need for cancer…
9111 Anxiety and Depression in Older Cancer Patients Rebecca Saracino, Christian J. Nelson, and Andrew J. Roth INTRODUCTION Older adults with cancer often develop symptoms of anxiety and depression, which…
314 Biologic Markers of Frailty Kah Poh Loh, Nikesha Haynes-Gilmore, Allison Magnuson, and Supriya G. Mohile BIOLOGIC MARKERS OF FRAILTY Older adults with cancer are a heterogeneous population, and their…
31 Introduction to Geriatric Oncology Stuart M. Lichtman INTRODUCTION Age is the single most important risk factor for developing cancer, with 60% of all newly diagnosed malignant tumors and 70%…
Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer 5 Paula Rosenblatt, J. W. Snider III, Steven J. Feigenberg, Neha Bhooshan, Sally B. Cheston, Susan B. Kesmodel, Lindsay Hessler, Julia Terhune, Olga Ioffe, Rachel…
Metastatic Breast Cancer 6 Katherine H. R. Tkaczuk, Paula Rosenblatt, Angela DeRidder, Syed S. Mahmood, Reshma L. Mahtani, Geetha Pukazhendhi, Susan B. Kesmodel, Jason Molitoris, and Randi Cohen Despite…
Genetic Syndromes Associated With Increased Risk of Breast Carcinoma 9 Jessica Scott and Carolyn Rogers HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER—GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS • The majority of breast cancers, an estimated 90%, are sporadic…
Integrative Approaches to Symptom Management in Breast Cancer Patients 10 Ting Bao INTRODUCTION An increasing number of breast cancer patients are using integrative medicine approaches to manage symptoms associated…
