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The elderly cancer patient: a nursing perspective

✍ Scribed by A.M. Colussi; L. Mazzer; D. Candotto; M. De Biasi; L. De Lorenzi; I. Pin; N. Pusiol; C. Romanin; V. Zamattio

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2001
Tongue
English
Weight
109 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
1040-8428

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✦ Synopsis

Since cancer incidence tends to increase with age, health professionals will encounter ever-greater numbers of older people with cancer. Elderly cancer patients present complex problems that need comprehensive physical and psychosocial support. In order to give specialised care to this segment of the population, a multidisciplinary approach must be used; only in this way can an

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