Rehabilitation in older cancer patients

Aging Health

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 369-384

  Morello, Elisabetta ^a   Giordano, Geremia ^a   Falci, Cristina ^b   Monfardini, Silvio ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Elderly; Palliation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE V INHIBITOR;

ANDROGEN DEPRIVATION THERAPY; ARTHRALGIA; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; BONE TURNOVER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ELDERLY CARE; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FATIGUE; FRACTURE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LUNG CANCER; MALNUTRITION; MYOPATHY; NAUSEA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLYPHARMACY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SENSORY NEUROPATHY; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; URINARY TRACT CANCER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 70349162951     PISSN: 1745509X     EISSN: 17455103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ahe.09.32     Document Type: Review

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