A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer
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-treate...
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| description | 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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| spelling | nottingham-483172020-05-04T19:18:52Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48317/ A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer Cheung, Kwok-Leung 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. MDPI 2017-11-20 Article PeerReviewed Cheung, Kwok-Leung (2017) A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer. Geriatrics, 2 (4). 37/1-37/3. ISSN 2308-3417 Breast cancer; Older women; Tumor biology; Geriatric assessment; Treatment https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics2040037 doi:10.3390/geriatrics2040037 doi:10.3390/geriatrics2040037 |
| spellingShingle | Breast cancer; Older women; Tumor biology; Geriatric assessment; Treatment Cheung, Kwok-Leung A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title | A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title_full | A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title_fullStr | A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title_full_unstemmed | A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title_short | A continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| title_sort | continuing mission to optimize the care of older women with breast cancer |
| topic | Breast cancer; Older women; Tumor biology; Geriatric assessment; Treatment |
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