Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Older Cancer Patient
CASE 21-1 CASE HISTORY J.D. is a 76-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer. She was diagnosed a little over 3 years ago with a 2.3 cm poorly differentiated…
ONCOLOGY
The Role of Rehabilitation in the Older Patient with Cancer
CASE 22-1 B.S. is a 77-year-old woman with a history of breast cancer, diagnosed at age 56 when she was found to have a right upper quadrant breast mass on…
Nutritional Support for the Older Cancer Patient
CASE 20-1 CASE DESCRIPTION An 80-year-old man has had a several-year history of low-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma with a presacral mass and systemic light chain amyloidosis involving the heart, the…
Insomnia in Aging
This chapter will provide a broad overview of insomnia in aging, divided into three sections. The first section will review the epidemiologic literature as it relates to insomnia and aging….
Nausea and Vomiting
CASE 18-1 CASE PRESENTATION J.J., a 69-year-old woman, is a former smoker of 60 pack-years who presents with a stage IIIA (T2N2M0) primary lung adenocarcinoma. She was not considered a…
Cancer Pain in Elderly Patients
Pain is the most feared aspect of cancer for most patients and families. For cancer patients, pain often means the cancer is getting worse and death may be imminent. Pain…
Cancer-Related Fatigue in the Older Patient
CASE 17-1 CASE STUDY Mr. D is an 80-year-old man who has been diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer, with metastatic disease to the bones. He has a history of…
Clinical Trials in the Elderly
CASE 11-1 A 75-year-old man with a history of diabetes and hypertension presents with newly diagnosed colon cancer. He is diagnosed with stage IIIB cancer (T3N2A), with metastases found in…
Depression and Anxiety in the Older Patient with Cancer: A Case-based Approach
Emotional reactions to and psychological distress from cancer illness are very common and not all are pathological. Included in these frequent responses to cancer are fear, disbelief, apprehension, and rumination,…
Nonhematologic Complications of Systemic Treatment of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person
The management of cancer in the older-aged person is an increasingly common problem, because the population is aging and cancer is largely a disease of aging. Aging involves a progressive…
