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Management of Cancer in the Older Patient

Arash Naeim, MD PhD
Director of Geriatric Oncology, Director of the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program, Divisions of Hematology-Oncology and Geriatric Medicine
Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

David B. Reuben, MD
Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Archstone Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Patricia A. Ganz, MD
Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles
Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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Front Matter

Management of Cancer in the Older Patient
Arash Naeim, MD PhD
Director of Geriatric Oncology, Director of the Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program, Divisions of Hematology-Oncology and Geriatric Medicine, Associate Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
David B. Reuben, MD
Director, Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Chief, Division of Geriatrics, Archstone Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
Patricia A. Ganz, MD
Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Management of cancer in the older patient / [edited by] Arash Naeim, David B. Reuben, Patricia A. Ganz.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4377-1398-5 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Geriatric oncology. I. Naeim, Arash.
II. Reuben, David B. III. Ganz, Patricia.
[DNLM: 1. Neoplasms—therapy. 2. Aged. QZ 266]
RC281.A34M36 2012
618.97′6994—dc23 2011016975
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Dedication
To Arya and Shayan for their inspiration. My hope is that I can be nearly as good a father to you as my dad is to me.
To all those older individuals with cancer who have taught me that life is richer when living with dignity, quality, and passion.

Arash Naeim
For all my older patients, friends, and family members who have fought their battles with cancer.

David Reuben
Thanks to my family for the love and support and especially to my parents and my husband’s parents who have taught us so much about aging and its impact on health and quality of life.

Patricia Ganz
Contributors

Sunil Amalraj, MD, Geriatric-Oncology Fellow, Divisions of Hematology and Geriatric Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Lodovico Balducci, MD, Professor of Oncologic Sciences, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Medical Director of Affiliates and Referring Physician Relations, Program Leader of Senior Adult Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida

Daniel Becker, MD, General Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia

Susan Charette, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Octavio Choi, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Department of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Kerri M. Clough-Gorr, DSc, MPH, National Institute for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration (NICER) Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)University of ZürichZürich, Switzerland, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland, Section of Geriatrics, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Melissa Cohen, MD, Geriatric-Oncology Fellow, Divisions of Hematology and Geriatric Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Jennifer M. Croswell, MD, MPH, Acting Director, Office of Medical Applications of Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Lucia Loredana Dattoma, MD, Geriatric Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

James W. Davis, Jr., MD, Clinical Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Roxana S. Dronca, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Instructor in Medicine, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Amy A. Edgington, RN, NP-BC, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

William B. Ershler, MD, Deputy Clinical Director, Intramural Research Program, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH, Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles., Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, Medical Director, ECT Program, Associate Director, Center on Aging, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Betty Ferrell, PhD, MA, FAAN, FPCN, Professor and Research Scientist, Nursing Research and Education, Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California

Bruce Ferrell, MD, Professor of Medicine/Geriatric Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Patricia A. Ganz, MD, Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Director, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California

Barbara A. Given, PhD, RN, FAAN, University Distinguished Professor, Associate Dean of Research and Doctoral Program, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Charles W. Given, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Medicine, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan

Erin E. Hahn, MPH, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

David M. Heimann, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, S