Oncology Spectrums Volume 2 No. 6
Use of Colony-Stimulating Factors in the Elderly Cancer Patient
By Gary H. Lyman, MD, MPH, FRCP (Edin), Lodovico Balducci, MD, and Yemi Agboola, MS
The Case for Geriatric Oncology
By Lodovico Balducci, MD
Pharmacy Practice
The Controversial Association of the Treatment of Infertility With Fertility Agents and Development of Ovarian Cancer:
What Should Patients Be Told?
By Judith A. Smith, PharmD, BCOP
Pharmacology of Antineoplastic Agents in Older Cancer Patients
By J. Andrew Skirvin, PharmD, Sunitha Vemulapalli, MD, and Stuart M. Lichtman, MD
Metastasis of an Esophageal Carcinoma to the Soft Tissue in the Elbow
By Arun Kumar, MD, Rajeev Kulkarni, MD, Emmanuel C. Besa, MD, and Carolyn E. Grotkowski, MD
Letter From the Editors
A Standing Ovation for a Change in How We Treat Patients With Cancer —Forever
By Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, FACP, and J. Lyle Bootman PhD
Cancer Mortality in the Elderly, 1960–1998: A Worldwide Approach
By Carlo La Vecchia, MD, Franca Lucchini, BSc, Eva Negri,ScD, and Fabio Levi, MD
Assessing the Older Cancer Patient
By Martine Extermann, MD, PhD