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Proton Therapy Delivery and Its Clinical Application in Select Solid Tumor Malignancies
Published on: February 6, 2019
[Chemotherapy and young women in breast cancer: what management?]
Elise Deluche1, Jean-Yves Pierga2
1Institut Gustave-Roussy, Comité de pathologie mammaire, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94800 Villejuif, France.
Abstract:
Breast cancer in young women requires special vigilance because of the unique condition and complex management that is involved. The indication for chemotherapy should not be based on age alone but in association with the biological characteristics of the tumour. In addition, age is not considered as demonstrated predictor of chemosensitivity. The choice of adjuvant or neoadjuvant chemotherapy should be guided by the histological type of the tumour, the stage of the tumour and the patient's comorbidities. In this subgroup of patients, the recommendations for the use of molecular signatures follow those of the general population. This manuscript summarizes the main data and recommendations on the management of breast cancer in young women in term of chemotherapy.
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