Management of Breast Cancer in Older Women

• Background and Epidemiology.- Basic Science of Breast Cancer in Older Patients.- Tumor Biology and Pathology.- Clinical Epidemiology and the Impact of Co-Morbidity on Survival.- Special Considerations in the Management of Older Women.- Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.- A Practical Mini-Guide to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment.- Impact of the Physiological Effects of Aging on the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Systemic Breast Cancer Treatment.- Impact of Hormone Replacement Therapy on Breast Cancer.- Experiences of a Multidisciplinary Elderly Breast Cancer Clinic: Using the Right Specialists, in the Same Place, with Time.- Therapeutics.- Mammographic Breast Screening in Elderly Women.- Primary Endocrine Therapy for the Treatment of Early Breast Cancer in Older Women.- Peroperative Radiotherapy.- General and Local Anesthetics.- The Surgical Management of Breast Cancer in Elderly Women.- Breast Reconstruction.- Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy.- Adjuvant Chemotherapy.- Adjuvant Radiotherapy.- Prevention and Treatment of Skeletal Complications.- Medical Management of Advanced Disease.- The Use of Chemotherapy in Elderly Cancer Patients: Dose Adjusting, Drug Interactions, and Polypharmacy.- Psychosocial Considerations.- Delayed Presentation of Breast Cancer in Older Women.- Patient Decision Making.- Culture, Ethnicity, and Race: Persistent Disparities in Older Women with Breast Cancer.- Supportive, Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Older Breast Cancer Patients.

From the reviews: "This book is to provide readers with a review of the management of breast cancer in the older woman. ... volume provides a detailed background to each topic with clear and helpful evidence based guidance. ... book succeeds in providing evidence based guidance on virtually all aspects of breast cancer management. It represents good value for money ... and is an asset to the library. It is suitable for the established clinician, trainee oncologist and to other members of the breast multidisciplinary team." (Karin Baria, Oncology News, Vol. 8 (2), May/June, 2013) "A slim but comprehensive review of the issues related to treating breast cancer in older patients. ... it includes information about geriatrics as well as breast cancer biology and brings it all together in the treatment chapters. ... Intended for practitioners who are taking care of older women with breast cancer, this book is aimed at not only cancer specialists, but also primary care physicians. ... an excellent book that will provide guidance to a wide range of specialists who take care of these women." (Carol Scott-Conner, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2011) "Reed and Riccardo, have an established research and clinical interest in management of older women with breast cancer and have assembled a multidisciplinary panel of experts who contributed to various chapters in their field of expertise. ... The book aims to provide readers with the best available evidence in this field. ... a very well-written book and the editors and contributors have done justice to this topic. ... a valuable resource for clinicians and other health-care professionals who deal with elderly patients with breast cancer." (Mohammed Keshtgar, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, Vol. 72 (4), April, 2011)