A Continuing Mission to Optimize the Care of Older Women with Breast Cancer
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1School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Royal Derby Hospital Centre, Derby DE22 3DT, UK. kl.cheung@nottingham.ac.uk.
Abstract:
The majority of cases of breast cancer occur in the older population who are often un-represented in clinical trials. Given the growing ageing population globally, it becomes urgent and important to identify an optimal approach so that older women with breast cancer are neither under- or over-treated. An inter-disciplinary research program is ongoing to investigate differing tumor biology according to age, and the potential use of a geriatric assessment tool, aiming to help select older women with primary breast cancer for a personalized and optimal treatment. Full considerations of the biology of the patient's cancer and the geriatric domains of the patient must be taken into account when making treatment decisions.
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