4. Overview of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults

  1. Keith M. Bellizzi4,
  2. Margot A. Gosney5
  1. Barbara K. Dunn1,
  2. Peter Greenwald2,
  3. Darrell E. Anderson3

Published Online: 2 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1002/9781118312513.ch4

Book Title

Cancer and Aging Handbook: Research and Practice

Cancer and Aging Handbook: Research and Practice

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How to Cite

Dunn, B. K., Greenwald, P. and Anderson, D. E. (2012) Overview of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults, in Cancer and Aging Handbook: Research and Practice (eds K. M. Bellizzi and M. A. Gosney), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118312513.ch4

Editor Information

  1. 4

    Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA

  2. 5

    Clinical Health Sciences, University of Reading, Reading, UK

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

  2. 2

    National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA

  3. 3

    The Scientific Consulting Group, Gaithersburg, MD 20878, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 JAN 2013
  2. Published Print: 10 AUG 2012

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470874424

Online ISBN: 9781118312513

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Keywords:

  • older adults, cancer prevention;
  • SEER/WHO age groupings;
  • prevention strategies;
  • chemopreventive/BFCs;
  • disproportionate toxicity

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Cancer Prevention Strategies in Older Adults

  • Other Issues for Cancer Prevention in Older Adults

  • The Future of Cancer Prevention in Older Adults

  • References

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