Principles of Multidisciplinary Management INTRODUCTION Successful treatment of gynecologic cancers depends heavily on the effectiveness of multidisciplinary collaboration. The increasing use of chemotherapy to treat gynecologic cancers and technologic advances…
Interpretation of Clinical Research Results as They Apply to Daily Practice INTRODUCTION Investigators have been evaluating the role of radiation therapy in the management of gynecologic cancers for more than…
Pathology, Molecular Biology, and Etiology of Gynecologic Cancers INTRODUCTION Radiation treatment recommendations for gynecologic cancers are guided primarily by the site of origin and the morphology of the primary tumor….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
