Impact of older age on local treatment decisions

UĞURLU M. Ü., Gulluoglu B. M.

BREAST, cilt.48, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 48
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Dergi Adı: BREAST
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Breast cancer, Elderly, Local treatment, Whole breast irradiation, Sentinel lymph node biopsy, Primary endocrine treatment, BREAST-CANCER PATIENTS, EARLY-STAGE, RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY, TREATMENT PREFERENCES, GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT, ADJUVANT TAMOXIFEN, ENDOCRINE THERAPY, CLINICAL-TRIALS, PLUS TAMOXIFEN
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Managing elderly breast cancer patients brings challenges both to physicians and patients themselves. There are certain controversial issues regarding local treatment of early breast cancer in this population. Since elderly patients are more likely to have comorbidities and functional limitations, they are more prone to undertreatment.