Friday 16 September 2016

Low risk of recurrence in elderly patients treated with breast conserving therapy in a single institute

Low risk of recurrence in elderly patients treated with breast conserving therapy in a single institute

The Breast December 2016 Volume 30,  Pages 19- 25

van der LeijF et al

To guide decision making in preventing over- or under-treatment in older breast cancer patients who have undergone breast conserving surgery, we analyzed prognostic factors and risk of recurrence in a consecutive series of patients ≥ 65 years old with breast cancer and identified subgroups that may benefit or not from more intensive treatment.