Ovarian Cancer in Elderly Patients

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-vii

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2. Systemic Treatment of Cancer in the Older-Aged Person

   • Lodovico Balducci

   Pages 1-9

3. Cognitive Function During and After Treatment in Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patients

   • Marie Lange, Florence Joly

   Pages 11-22

4. Histopathology of Ovarian Cancers in Elderly Patients

   • Mojgan Devouassoux-Shisheboran

   Pages 23-34

5. Care of the Elderly Ovarian Cancer Patient: The Surgical Challenge

   • Kathleen Moore

   Pages 35-47

6. Chemotherapy: First-Line Strategy

   • Olivia Le Saux, Claire Falandry, Gilles Freyer

   Pages 49-61

7. Chemotherapy for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer in the Elderly Patients

   • Jean-Emmanuel Kurtz, Laure de Cock

   Pages 63-68

8. Management of Antiangiogenic Agents

   • Olivier Trédan, Isabelle Ray-Coquard

   Pages 69-77

9. How to Design Clinical Trials?

   • Sandro Pignata, Sabrina Chiara Cecere, Rosa Tambaro

   Pages 79-93

10. Biological Research: Current Directions

    • Claire Falandry, M. Bonnefoy, Gilles Freyer, E. Gilson

    Pages 95-103

This practical book provides up-to-date information on the particular features of ovarian cancer in older women and the best management approach. The full range of relevant topics is covered. Guidance is provided on geriatric assessment, screening, pathology, diagnosis, and follow-up. The various treatment options are carefully explained, covering surgical approaches, chemotherapy as a first-line strategy, the use of anti-angiogenic agents, and treatment of relapse. The cognitive problems that may arise in elderly women during and after treatment of ovarian cancer are documented, with advice on response. Guidance is also provided on the design of clinical trials, and current directions in biological research are reviewed. This book will be of value to both practitioners and researchers with an interest in ovarian cancer and the elderly.​

• Chemotherapy
• Elderly Woman
• Geriatric Assessment
• Ovarian Cancer
• Surgery

• HCL Cancer Institute, Medical Oncology, and Université de Lyon , Lyon, France

  Gilles Freyer

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