ISSN:
1573-7217
Keywords:
breast cancer
;
elderly cancer patients
;
age-related treatment
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract The medical records of all women (297 cases)with breast cancer ≥ 70 years of age,presenting at our Institute from January 1980 toDecember 1989, were reviewed. Data from 226 elderlywomen was compared to that from 100 stage-matchedpatients ≤ 50 years of age, presenting duringthe same 10-year study interval. Conservative surgery wassignificantly more frequent in young patients (71.1%) comparedto elderly women (26.1%) and radical mastectomy accordingto Halsted was undertaken in 34.3% of theelderly group compared to 8.9% of young patients(p 〈 0.001). Since ‘incidental’ diagnosis was significantlymore frequent in the elderly group (59.9% versus6.0%) (p 〈 0.001), primary care physicians mayplay an important role in the early diagnosisof breast cancer in the majority of elderlywomen.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1005784208787
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