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Cancer in Older Adults
Cancer in Older Adults
Cancer Screening in Older Persons
03/16/2012
Arash Naeim, MD, PhD; Carey Gross, MD; Melissa Jill Cohen, MD; Theodore T. Suh, MD, PhD, MHS
Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
03/16/2012
Case in Point
Case in Point
Pancreatic Carcinoma
04/30/2011
Mubashir Shah; Roderick Remoroza
As many as 95% of malignant tumors of the pancreas are ductal adenocarcinomas.
04/30/2011
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening
Asymptomatic Smoker Who Requests Lung Cancer Screening
04/28/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD
A 57-year-old man requests an extensive medical evaluation as part of a transition in the ownership of his business.
04/28/2011
Colon Cancer
Colon Cancer
New Lymphadenopathy in a Woman With a History of Colon Cancer
04/28/2011
Ronald N. Rubin, MD; Nevena Damjanov, MD; Elizabeth Dunphy, OCN, CRNP; Darilyn Moyer, MD
Primary HIV infection causes a flu-like syndrome whose symptoms include fever, sore throat, fatigue, adenopathy, headache, rash, and arthralgia or myalgia.
04/28/2011
Rectal Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Worsening Neurological Symptoms in an Older Man With History of Rectal Cancer
04/27/2011
Sandra Narayanan, MD; Alberto Montero, MD; John Kauh, MD; Tony Talebi, MD; Anne V. Herdman, MD
The most common features of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis are cranial nerve palsies, headache, cerebral disturbances, mental changes, and limb weakness.
04/27/2011
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
The Case for Continued Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women
04/26/2011
Lee S. Caplan, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr Mara Schonberg presents the pros and cons of continued breast cancer screening in elderly women and explains why the current guidelines are vague.
04/26/2011