Keith M. Bellizzi, Ph.D, MPH, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He was trained in gerontology and epidemiology and he has spent the past several years in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute, leading a division-wide cancer and aging initiative. Dr. Bellizzi is the current chair of the research on cancer and aging interest group of the Gerontological Society of America.  He is also a co-investigator on the Medical Health Outcomes Study and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (MHOS/SEER) Program examining the impact of cancer on pre-existing medical conditions in older adults. Margot Gosney, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Director of the Institute of Health Sciences in the University of Reading, UK. She is also a clinician working in Elderly Care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Reading. Her research interests lie in the area of aging, and also include oncology, dental science for stroke patients, influenza, incontinence, falls and intellectual decline, and impaired vision and hearing. The association between nutrition and the health of elderly people has been a feature of Dr. Gosney's research and the University group has an international reputation for its findings in this area. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, has authored seven book chapters, and recently published Managing Older People in Primary Care: A Practical Guide, edited by Margot Gosney and Dr. Tess Harris; ISBN: 9780199546589; Oxford University Press, September 2009; 344pp, $67.95.

• FOREWORD ixPREFACE xiCONTRIBUTORS xiiiPART I CANCER AND AGING IN CONTEXT1. Epidemiology of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person 3Lodovico Balducci2. Biological Aspects of Aging and Cancer 13Gabriel Tinoco, Mya Thein, and William B. Ershler3. Physiological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Aging 35George A. Kuchel, Julie Robison, and Richard FortinskyPART II STRATEGIES FOR CANCER PREVENTION IN OLDER ADULTS4. Overview of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults 55Barbara K. Dunn, Peter Greenwald, and Darrell E. Anderson5. Breast Cancer Prevention 71Jeanne F. Noe and Hyman B. Muss6. Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Aging 85Ernest T. Hawk, Sherri L. Patterson, Lopa Mishra, and Kush K. Patel7. Prostate Cancer Prevention 97Barbara Ercole and Ian M. Thompson, Jr.8. Lung Cancer Prevention 105Samira Shojaee and Konstantin H. DragnevPART III CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR OLDER ADULTS9. Cancer in Older People: To Screen or Not to Screen? 117Catherine Terret and Jean-Pierre Droz10. Breast Cancer Screening 125Heidi D. Nelson11. Colorectal Cancer Screening 139Catherine Quarini12. Prostate Cancer Screening 153Anthony B. Miller13. Other Screening Opportunities for the Future 163Catherine QuariniPART IV CANCER TREATMENT14. General Principles in Older Adults with Cancer 175Martine Extermann15. Surgery for Older Adults with Cancer 183Lynda Wyld, Malcolm Walter Ronald Reed, and Thompson Gordon Robinson16. Chemotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 205Matti S. Aapro and Hans Wildiers17. Radiotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 221Ian KunklerPART V COMMON CANCERS IN THE ELDERLY18. Breast Cancer 243Laura Biganzoli, Catherine Oakman, Riccardo A. Audisio, and Ian Kunkler19. Colon Cancer 269Demetris Papamichael and Riccardo A. Audisio20. Lung Cancer 283Ulrich Wedding21. Prostate Cancer 315Nicolas Mottet and Jean-Pierre Droz22. Ovarian Cancer 335Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer, and Eric Pujade-LaurainePART VI CANCER SURVIVORSHIP AND AGING23. Theoretical Perspectives from Gerontology and Lifespan Development 349Thomas O. Blank24. Adaptation and Adjustment to Cancer in Later Life: A Conceptual Model 365Gary T. Deimling, Boaz Kahana, and Karen Bowman25. Long-Term and Late Physical and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer in Older Adults 385Kerri M. Clough-Gorr and Rebecca A. SillimanPART VII END-OF-LIFE CARE26. Palliative Care for Cancer Patients and Their Families 403Cardinale Smith and Diane Meier27. Pain Management 419Paul Glare, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Nessa Coyle, and Manpreet BoparaiPART VIII EMERGING ISSUES28. Caregiver Knowledge and Skills 447Paula R. Sherwood, Barbara A. Given, and Charles W. Given29. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 459Lazzaro Repetto and Angela Marie Abbatecola30. Economic Cost of Treating Older Adults with Cancer 475Ya-Chen Tina Shih and Benjamin D. Smith31. Multidisciplinary Models of Care 487Kathleen Tschantz Unroe and Harvey Jay CohenINDEX 499

“Although these issues are absent, the book is well written and is an important resource for geriatric oncology clinicians. This book is the first of its kind, filling a gap and furthering the field of geriatric oncology.”  (Psycho-Oncology, 5 July 2013)

Keith M. Bellizzi, Ph.D, MPH, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He was trained in gerontology and epidemiology and he has spent the past several years in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute, leading a division-wide cancer and aging initiative. Dr. Bellizzi is the current chair of the research on cancer and aging interest group of the Gerontological Society of America.  He is also a co-investigator on the Medical Health Outcomes Study and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (MHOS/SEER) Program examining the impact of cancer on pre-existing medical conditions in older adults. Margot Gosney, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Director of the Institute of Health Sciences in the University of Reading, UK. She is also a clinician working in Elderly Care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Reading. Her research interests lie in the area of aging, and also include oncology, dental science for stroke patients, influenza, incontinence, falls and intellectual decline, and impaired vision and hearing. The association between nutrition and the health of elderly people has been a feature of Dr. Gosney's research and the University group has an international reputation for its findings in this area. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, has authored seven book chapters, and recently published Managing Older People in Primary Care: A Practical Guide, edited by Margot Gosney and Dr. Tess Harris; ISBN: 9780199546589; Oxford University Press, September 2009; 344pp, $67.95.

• FOREWORD ixPREFACE xiCONTRIBUTORS xiiiPART I CANCER AND AGING IN CONTEXT1. Epidemiology of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person 3Lodovico Balducci2. Biological Aspects of Aging and Cancer 13Gabriel Tinoco, Mya Thein, and William B. Ershler3. Physiological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Aging 35George A. Kuchel, Julie Robison, and Richard FortinskyPART II STRATEGIES FOR CANCER PREVENTION IN OLDER ADULTS4. Overview of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults 55Barbara K. Dunn, Peter Greenwald, and Darrell E. Anderson5. Breast Cancer Prevention 71Jeanne F. Noe and Hyman B. Muss6. Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Aging 85Ernest T. Hawk, Sherri L. Patterson, Lopa Mishra, and Kush K. Patel7. Prostate Cancer Prevention 97Barbara Ercole and Ian M. Thompson, Jr.8. Lung Cancer Prevention 105Samira Shojaee and Konstantin H. DragnevPART III CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR OLDER ADULTS9. Cancer in Older People: To Screen or Not to Screen? 117Catherine Terret and Jean-Pierre Droz10. Breast Cancer Screening 125Heidi D. Nelson11. Colorectal Cancer Screening 139Catherine Quarini12. Prostate Cancer Screening 153Anthony B. Miller13. Other Screening Opportunities for the Future 163Catherine QuariniPART IV CANCER TREATMENT14. General Principles in Older Adults with Cancer 175Martine Extermann15. Surgery for Older Adults with Cancer 183Lynda Wyld, Malcolm Walter Ronald Reed, and Thompson Gordon Robinson16. Chemotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 205Matti S. Aapro and Hans Wildiers17. Radiotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 221Ian KunklerPART V COMMON CANCERS IN THE ELDERLY18. Breast Cancer 243Laura Biganzoli, Catherine Oakman, Riccardo A. Audisio, and Ian Kunkler19. Colon Cancer 269Demetris Papamichael and Riccardo A. Audisio20. Lung Cancer 283Ulrich Wedding21. Prostate Cancer 315Nicolas Mottet and Jean-Pierre Droz22. Ovarian Cancer 335Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer, and Eric Pujade-LaurainePART VI CANCER SURVIVORSHIP AND AGING23. Theoretical Perspectives from Gerontology and Lifespan Development 349Thomas O. Blank24. Adaptation and Adjustment to Cancer in Later Life: A Conceptual Model 365Gary T. Deimling, Boaz Kahana, and Karen Bowman25. Long-Term and Late Physical and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer in Older Adults 385Kerri M. Clough-Gorr and Rebecca A. SillimanPART VII END-OF-LIFE CARE26. Palliative Care for Cancer Patients and Their Families 403Cardinale Smith and Diane Meier27. Pain Management 419Paul Glare, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Nessa Coyle, and Manpreet BoparaiPART VIII EMERGING ISSUES28. Caregiver Knowledge and Skills 447Paula R. Sherwood, Barbara A. Given, and Charles W. Given29. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 459Lazzaro Repetto and Angela Marie Abbatecola30. Economic Cost of Treating Older Adults with Cancer 475Ya-Chen Tina Shih and Benjamin D. Smith31. Multidisciplinary Models of Care 487Kathleen Tschantz Unroe and Harvey Jay CohenINDEX 499

“Although these issues are absent, the book is well written and is an important resource for geriatric oncology clinicians. This book is the first of its kind, filling a gap and furthering the field of geriatric oncology.”  (Psycho-Oncology, 5 July 2013)

Keith M. Bellizzi, Ph.D, MPH, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. He was trained in gerontology and epidemiology and he has spent the past several years in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at the National Cancer Institute, leading a division-wide cancer and aging initiative. Dr. Bellizzi is the current chair of the research on cancer and aging interest group of the Gerontological Society of America.  He is also a co-investigator on the Medical Health Outcomes Study and Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (MHOS/SEER) Program examining the impact of cancer on pre-existing medical conditions in older adults. Margot Gosney, MD, FRCP, is Professor of Elderly Care Medicine and Director of the Institute of Health Sciences in the University of Reading, UK. She is also a clinician working in Elderly Care at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Reading. Her research interests lie in the area of aging, and also include oncology, dental science for stroke patients, influenza, incontinence, falls and intellectual decline, and impaired vision and hearing. The association between nutrition and the health of elderly people has been a feature of Dr. Gosney's research and the University group has an international reputation for its findings in this area. She has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, has authored seven book chapters, and recently published Managing Older People in Primary Care: A Practical Guide, edited by Margot Gosney and Dr. Tess Harris; ISBN: 9780199546589; Oxford University Press, September 2009; 344pp, $67.95.

• FOREWORD ixPREFACE xiCONTRIBUTORS xiiiPART I CANCER AND AGING IN CONTEXT1. Epidemiology of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person 3Lodovico Balducci2. Biological Aspects of Aging and Cancer 13Gabriel Tinoco, Mya Thein, and William B. Ershler3. Physiological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Aging 35George A. Kuchel, Julie Robison, and Richard FortinskyPART II STRATEGIES FOR CANCER PREVENTION IN OLDER ADULTS4. Overview of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults 55Barbara K. Dunn, Peter Greenwald, and Darrell E. Anderson5. Breast Cancer Prevention 71Jeanne F. Noe and Hyman B. Muss6. Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Aging 85Ernest T. Hawk, Sherri L. Patterson, Lopa Mishra, and Kush K. Patel7. Prostate Cancer Prevention 97Barbara Ercole and Ian M. Thompson, Jr.8. Lung Cancer Prevention 105Samira Shojaee and Konstantin H. DragnevPART III CANCER SCREENING GUIDELINES FOR OLDER ADULTS9. Cancer in Older People: To Screen or Not to Screen? 117Catherine Terret and Jean-Pierre Droz10. Breast Cancer Screening 125Heidi D. Nelson11. Colorectal Cancer Screening 139Catherine Quarini12. Prostate Cancer Screening 153Anthony B. Miller13. Other Screening Opportunities for the Future 163Catherine QuariniPART IV CANCER TREATMENT14. General Principles in Older Adults with Cancer 175Martine Extermann15. Surgery for Older Adults with Cancer 183Lynda Wyld, Malcolm Walter Ronald Reed, and Thompson Gordon Robinson16. Chemotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 205Matti S. Aapro and Hans Wildiers17. Radiotherapy in Older Adults with Cancer 221Ian KunklerPART V COMMON CANCERS IN THE ELDERLY18. Breast Cancer 243Laura Biganzoli, Catherine Oakman, Riccardo A. Audisio, and Ian Kunkler19. Colon Cancer 269Demetris Papamichael and Riccardo A. Audisio20. Lung Cancer 283Ulrich Wedding21. Prostate Cancer 315Nicolas Mottet and Jean-Pierre Droz22. Ovarian Cancer 335Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer, and Eric Pujade-LaurainePART VI CANCER SURVIVORSHIP AND AGING23. Theoretical Perspectives from Gerontology and Lifespan Development 349Thomas O. Blank24. Adaptation and Adjustment to Cancer in Later Life: A Conceptual Model 365Gary T. Deimling, Boaz Kahana, and Karen Bowman25. Long-Term and Late Physical and Psychosocial Effects of Cancer in Older Adults 385Kerri M. Clough-Gorr and Rebecca A. SillimanPART VII END-OF-LIFE CARE26. Palliative Care for Cancer Patients and Their Families 403Cardinale Smith and Diane Meier27. Pain Management 419Paul Glare, Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, Nessa Coyle, and Manpreet BoparaiPART VIII EMERGING ISSUES28. Caregiver Knowledge and Skills 447Paula R. Sherwood, Barbara A. Given, and Charles W. Given29. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 459Lazzaro Repetto and Angela Marie Abbatecola30. Economic Cost of Treating Older Adults with Cancer 475Ya-Chen Tina Shih and Benjamin D. Smith31. Multidisciplinary Models of Care 487Kathleen Tschantz Unroe and Harvey Jay CohenINDEX 499

“Although these issues are absent, the book is well written and is an important resource for geriatric oncology clinicians. This book is the first of its kind, filling a gap and furthering the field of geriatric oncology.”  (Psycho-Oncology, 5 July 2013)