Wednesday 3 August 2011

How not to neglect the care of the elderly breast cancer patients

How not to neglect the care of the elderly breast cancer patient. The Breast, Aug 2011, vol. 20(4), p.293-96.

Tahir, M., et al.

http://www.thebreastonline.com/article/PIIS0960977611000907/abstract?rss=yes

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality in women. Its incidence increases with increasing age; those over 70 years constitute more than one-third of the current breast cancer population. Despite significant advances in the field of breast cancer treatment, elderly patients have seen neither a meaningful improvement in treatment strategies, nor a decline in breast cancer-specific mortality.