Management of breast cancer in the elderly

Paul Ian Tartter; Csaba Gajdos; Alison Estabrook; Sharon Rosenbaum Smith

Management of breast cancer in the elderly

Paul Ian Tartter
, Csaba Gajdos
, Alison Estabrook
, Sharon Rosenbaum Smith

Surgery

Columbia University
Continuum Health Partners, Inc.
Comprehensive Breast Center

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Abstract

Current recommendations for managing breast cancer in the elderly simply mirror those for younger patients. However, clinicians treat elderly patients much less aggressively than younger patients, frequently omitting chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. Despite less aggressive treatment, disease-specific outcome of breast cancer in the elderly is comparable to or better than that of younger patients in part because of the more favorable histology of breast cancers among older patients. This review attempts to weigh the potential benefits of a given treatment modality against its side effects and other factors that may limit the patient's life expectancy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-28
Number of pages	7
Journal	Annals of Long-Term Care
Volume	10
Issue number	7
State	Published - Jul 2002

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