Chapter Outline Plain Language Summary 30 Introduction 30 Breast Cancer Screening Trials 31 Design and Methods 32 Limitations 36 Individual Trials 36 Breast Cancer Mortality Outcomes 40 Relative Risk Reduction…
Chapter Outline Plain Language Summary 52 Introduction 52 Benefits 53 Breast Cancer Mortality Reduction 53 Other Benefits 54 Harms 54 Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment 54 False-Positives 55 Other Harms 56 Reviewing…
CASE 30-1 CASE DESCRIPTION A 75-year-old man with type 2 diabetes and hypertension presented to his physician with fatigue and constipation. His complete blood count showed a low hemoglobin level…
CASE 29-1 CASE DESCRIPTION Ms. S. is a 74-year-old woman with colorectal cancer metastatic to liver and brain. Although she has told friends that she no longer wants aggressive therapy…
Coordination of care between oncologists and geriatricians is essential in the care of patients with cancer. Geriatric patients with cancer often have multiple complex comorbidities, making their oncology care more…
Cancer is a feared diagnosis at any age and, for the older patient, it can present a greater challenge and options for cure may be more limited. Traditional cancer care…
A cancer diagnosis is often acute in onset and sparks an abrupt need for diagnostic and treatment decisions for the patient and family. Family members find that the patient’s cancer…
As defined by the Institute of Medicine, surveillance in the context of the treatment of cancer survivors encompasses three elements: surveillance for cancer recurrence, surveillance for second cancers, and surveillance…
It is estimated that by the year 2050, about 79 million individuals in the United States will be older than 65 years. Older adults are the fastest growing segment in…
CASE 24-1 CASE 1: OLDER BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR PRESENTATION M.H. is an 87-year-old woman who has been a breast cancer survivor for several years. She had been diagnosed 6 years…
