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Bridging the Age Gap in breast cancer: Impact of chemotherapy on quality of life in older women with early breast cancer.
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2021-02-01)
INTRODUCTION: Older patients with early breast cancer (EBC) derive modest survival benefit from chemotherapy but have increased toxicity risk. Data on the impact of chemotherapy for EBC on quality of life in older patients ...
Observational cohort study in older women with early breast cancer: Use of radiation therapy and impact on health-related quality of life and mortality.
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2021-06-16)
BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy reduces in-breast recurrence risk in early breast cancer (EBC) in older women. This benefit may be small and should be balanced against treatment effect and holistic patient assessment. This study ...
Biological aspects of aging that influence response to anticancer treatments.
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2021-03-01)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Cancer is a disease of older adults, where fitness and frailty are a continuum. This aspect poses unique challenges to the management of cancer in this population. In this article, we review the biological ...
Systemic therapy for early breast cancer in older adults: current status and prospects.
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2021-11-01)
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: In this review, we describe the evidence on the efficacy and the safety of systemic treatments for the management of early breast cancer (EBC) in older individuals. RECENT FINDINGS: Chemotherapy has a ...
Updated recommendations regarding the management of older patients with breast cancer: a joint paper from the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) and the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG).
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2021-07-01)
Breast cancer is increasingly prevalent in older adults and is a substantial part of routine oncology practice. However, management of breast cancer in this population is challenging because the disease is highly heterogeneous ...
Bridging The Age Gap: observational cohort study of effects of chemotherapy and trastuzumab on recurrence, survival and quality of life in older women with early breast cancer.
(SPRINGERNATURE, 2021-07-20)
BACKGROUND: Chemotherapy improves outcomes for high risk early breast cancer (EBC) patients but is infrequently offered to older individuals. This study determined if there are fit older patients with high-risk disease who ...