Management of Cancer in the Older Patient. Expert Consult by Arash Naeim MD PhD.pdf

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
prehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California
1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Ste 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2899
MANAGEMENT OF CANCER IN THE OLDER PATIENT ISBN: 978-1-4377-1398-5
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