Management of colorectal cancers in older people [electronic resource] / edited by Demetris Papamichael, Riccardo A. Audisio.

The risk of cancer increases with age and the number of older adults seeking treatment is rising dramatically in line with the aging population. The care of older patients differs from that of younger adults because of variation in the biology of the tumor, age-related variation in host physiology,...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors:	Papamichael, Demetris, Audisio, Riccardo A.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Springer, 2013.
Subjects:	Geriatric oncology. Rectum > Cancer. Colon (Anatomy) > Cancer.