1 The Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients
Valery E. P. P. Lemmens
2 Genetic Alterations in Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients
Zenia Saridaki and John Souglakos
3 Co-morbidity, Disability, and Geriatric Syndromes
Siri Rostoft Kristjansson
4 CRC: Diagnosis, Staging, and Patient Assessment
Siri Rostoft Kristjansson and Riccardo A. Audisio
5 Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Margot A. Gosney
6 Surgical Treatment of Colorectal Cancer in Older Patients
Harm J. T. Rutten, Gerrit-Jan Liefers, and Valery E. P. P. Lemmens
7 Palliative Surgical Approaches for Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer
Andrew P. Zbar and Riccardo A. Audisio
8 Surgery for Liver Metastases
Nicola de' Liguori Carino and Luigi Bonanni
9 Rectal Cancer Radiotherapy and Older Patients: Evidence-Based or Opinion-Based Treatment?
Rob Glynne-Jones and Kannon Nathan
10 Adjuvant Therapy of Colorectal Cancer in Older People
Aimery de Gramont, Leila Bengrine-Lefevre, May Mabro, and Elisabeth Carola
11 Chemotherapy in the Metastatic Setting
Gunnar Folprecht
12 Targeted Therapies in Older Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Javier Sastre, Jon Zugazagoitia, Aranzazu Manzano, and Eduardo Diaz-Rubio
13 Palliation and Quality of Life
Bengt Glimelius